Recent content by pinkmarie80

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...

Thank you! I unfortunately just missed the train from Corby so I chose to wait for the next train which happened to be the ‘Meridian’ type which had come from Nottingham. I didn’t see anyone apart from the dispatcher but I’ll bear it in mind next time thanks. :)

If you can see someone is visibly disabled and might appreciate a seat, please do ask. I had the misfortune to be on a couple of sardine tin EMR trains on Saturday. The first was so spectacularly awful that after getting on at Leicester I bailed at Kettering (I had split tickets at Kettering...

The Beaver Bus in Leicestershire always made me giggle. First it was Catch the Beaver- then it changed to Ride The Beaver which seemed to stick around for an uncomfortably long time

I might have to knock it on the head then- there’s no way on this earth I can afford £52. I do have a railcard though. Edit- just seen the time of the last direct train. I should be able to make that fortunately.

Hiya Okay so. I may have to go to Bedford on Saturday from Leicester. I’m not 100% sure yet, I will find out Friday. But I need to plan for the eventuality. If I bought an Off Peak Return, could I use it to come back via Bletchley, Milton Keynes and Nuneaton which is the route I am looking to...