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LOL! I adopted that approach on the DLR last year. A guy was playing his music loudly for all to "appreciate". My response was to play the National Anthem even louder. It is getting ridiculous. Seems to me many parents now feel it is acceptable and reasonable to entertain their brood similarly.

Yes, another fiasco on the Elizabeth Line this evening. I was on 17:50 Heathrow Terminal 5 to Shenfield when we were all unceremoniously dumped at Ealing Broadway with some excuse about a train broken down near Paddington. The line is an absolute embarrassment. For many foreign visitors this is...

I arrived into LHR T5 around 07:30. When I went to take the Elizabeth Line at around 08:30, all trains were cancelled. Large gaps on the Heathrow Express and was advised the Elizabeth Line service from Heathrow Central was also a mess. I ended up taking the Piccadilly Line. A few weeks ago, it...

In a different context "Yellow Peril" was used to describe Traffic Wardens in the days when they were employed by police forces and parking infringements were considered criminal offences. The term referred to the colour used on their peak caps.

I took a trip from Custom House to Ealing Broadway (and return) yesterday. Everything seemed fine except when entering and leaving the core/GWML. For some reason the train stopped for 3 or 4 minutes on both legs to ensure we reached the next station 'on time'.

"Passport officer", and in those days in true (then) UK style they wore civilian clothes i.e, a lounge suit for gentleman and equivalent for ladies. Much later did "police" style uniforms come because apparently they were more scary for illegal immigrants :rolleyes:

You didn't dream it. I remember just this the first time I used Eurostar in March 1996.

It is not quite that simple. Either way offences include indictable offences (e.g. Theft, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm etc), the key difference between a constable's power of arrest and that of an ordinary member of the public, is that constable can arrest on suspicion whereas an...

My pass cost GBP 60 for 3 days in one month and I made 4 reservations on EIP trains at £8 each meaning the total spend came to £92. I also took an intercity to Lublin (no reservation fee there and back). Thus 3 trips, Gdansk, Krakow, and Lublin return from Warsaw totalled £92. One return trip on...

Thank you. What is really “scary” was the pass just disappeared. A look at the T&Cs generates even further concern. Eurail BV absolve themselves of any responsibility. Now, such a clause would never pass muster legally, but it is indicative of their attitude. It really has brought a bitter taste...

Yesterday, I purchased a 3 day in 1 Month 1st class Interrail mobile pass. I have activated the pass and selected my first travel day (i.e. today 16 June). The app is not allowing me to add my trip (Warsaw-Gdańsk). Yesterday it was working fine and now today it is a nightmare. Luckily, I was...

Our friends on the LNER Twitter feed tried to imply that information from this forum might not be correct. This is a well respected forum with many knowledgeable contributors and that was pointed out. Why LNER could not have been open and honest with customers is beyond me. It is fair to suggest...

Indeed. I was brought up in Kirkby and can just about remember when Merseyrail started in 1977. Lucky, it appears no injuries; however, had it been a “normal” Saturday then that train from Liverpool Central would have been packed.

Looking like a derailment at Kirkby Merseyside. A Merseyrail electric has gone through the buffers and is almost on the Manchester line. Local reports say no injuries but driver being assessed by paramedics. https://twitter.com/jackmorrislfc/status/1370813331955650568?s=21

MAN Lounge has a "party" planned for tomorrow night. Nibbles and a DJ no less.

I encountered Tony Blair on a LIV-EUS just after he became Leader of the Opposition in 1994. Accompanied by Cherie and some aides his (then young) kids were running amok throughout the 1st class carriage lol.

If you are an EMPLOYEE of the company then you are, as a matter of law, a servant. That goes back to the 19th century.

I think some miss the point. Had that rubble fallen from such a height onto a passing train I do not think it an exaggeration to suggest (perhaps) one of the worse rail disasters in this nation's history. Thankfully nothing more than massive inconvenience for one of the largest cities in the UK...

The Euston lounge was there long before privatisation!

Over the past few years I've taken the view that the offering in the Virgin Trains 1st Class Lounge at Euston has become very poor compared to other lounges on the network (such as Manchester and Liverpool). Since the turn of the year the offering at Euston is appalling. The usual selection of...