Recent content by pinkmarie80

I’ve only done Lumo once and would never do it again. Ryanair on rails and it was horrendous.

To be fair, as a deaf person, there are different spectrums of deaf. There is Deaf, which usually means profoundly so, and deaf which usually means hard of hearing. I’m deaf with a small d, so I am (very) hard of hearing but I can hear some. I do use AirPods but often sound will leak as I need...

There’s an Asda behind Nuneaton station. About a two minute walk. It also contains a McDonalds. Last time I was there I was on my way to Liverpool- I often take my own food with me due to cost/allergies etc. I managed to do a reasonable sized shop and get there and back within 25 minutes (I’m...

I remember the 99- I used to catch it from Coalville every morning to work in Nottingham. This was 2007- I left that job in autumn 2008 and got a job in Coalville which was much closer to home. I seem to recall the bus still ran when I left there but I don’t think it lasted too much longer after...

Arriva Midlands East 29/29A used to run from Burton-Leicester. It now only runs as far as Swadlincote and some journeys I believe split at Coalville.

Carlisle to Barrow and vice versa- did that trip many a time. Wasn’t a fan of the Pacers.

Indeed- on the last few occasions I’ve been asked for my Railcard the official app has been infuriatingly slow.

I did an alternative route on Saturday from Newcastle to London due to the LNER strike. LNER train- 95 (I have a railcard) XC to Sheffield and then EMR to London- £58. This involved several split tickets but was nearly half the price of the LNER.

Hmmm. I was on a TPE earlier and the guard on there said it was due to overcrowding, but what was really shocking is LNER never cared to mention it!

LNER still saying do not travel. I’m now going Newcastle-Leeds with TPE, then Leeds- Sheffield with Northern, and Sheffield-Leicester with EMR for my trip home to Leicester from my mum’s in Newcastle. Original trip was NCL-DON with LNER, DON-SHF with TPE, then SHF-LEI EMR. It’s going to take...

I caught Covid on a very crowded, filthy CrossCountry train. I definitely didn’t want that! (I suspect I wasn’t the only one as the train was so crowded no-one could move, and there was someone continually coughing and spluttering standing nearby)

I have to say I’m guilty of a) using speakerphone and b) talking loudly if I do use the phone. I am very hard of hearing so I cannot hear the phone without some kind of amplification. However I use my AirPods wherever possible, although granted I can’t always tell how loudly I am talking. I’m...

That would explain why when searching the Stagecoach site for the 30 timetable it comes up with the 36…

There’s also some beautiful views around Berwick and some gorgeous countryside in Northumberland.

I’ve got a Leicestershire County Council ENCTS pass and I never use it in London. By the time I get on a bus I’ve usually hit the Oyster contactless cap for the day anyway so I find it easier just to tap. I once got on a bus in London with my brother and mum, both of whom also have non-London...