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Depends if GTR are investigating or not. It's up to them to prove you've been short-faring over a longer period and show evidence to support this. The more you say, the more you can implicate yourself so only respond if they ask you to. I would caution that short-faring is probably the worse...

No there is no obligation to hand over your device. You don't know what you are talking about.

Aging population? Increasing obesity? The general trend for passenger assistance will continue to increase.

Assuming the chassis is in good condition they could do another 20+ years if Porterbrook did a '321 Renatus' style project on them. And good riddance to the Northern 319s. Far beyond their sell by date. Ridiculously low seats, cramped interior, malfunctioning doors and dreadful acceleration.

Won't be sorry to see these hand-me-downs finally go. The seat heights were the most annoying bit. Don't mind the 323s. The 331 ride quality isn't great but the interior/fit-out (lower window heights, tables, space around doors etc) is a monumental improvement on the cramped 1990s BR stock.

This is an interesting development although difficult to know what to make of it as there are a lot variables at play though. Northern desperately needs fleet standardisation, the Class 15Xs are coming to the end of their life, environmentally they are polluting compared with newer diesel trains...

Ignore the some of the posters here - all train operating companies will offer an opportunity to settle out if it is a first time offence. People seem to forget this is what the courts prefer as well and prefer to naively read the law as if it is the law and that's what happens and it always...

I live near Piccadilly station with a decent view of the station and track into the station. There wasn't any work on the train shed roof from what I could see but a lot of work on the track. Something makes me think it was more pre-planned than they let on - potentially something they...

No, on the basis many of the revenue inspectors (i.e. sub-contractors) are not adequately trained in giving out large on-the-spot fines and are not in a position to be fair due to commission. The idea is fine but the execution by the TOCs is flawed.

The stations on the Styal Line all received ASDO beacons in late 2017/early 2018 ready for the arrival of six coach 195s and 331s. However the Class 323 do not even have SDO - nevermind automatic SDO. Commuter patronage on the Styal line has been absolutely battered over the past 5 years or so...

This sounds interesting until you realise it's Northern/private sub-contractor staff manning these things. I once had a Northern sub-contractor try to issue me with a £20 penalty fare for asking to buy a £15 weekly season ticket at destination station that I could not purchase at the station of...

Since being introduced in the North West in 2015 on more than one occasion I have seen door faults on 319s. ~12 seem to have been clinging onto service here for a few years.

Not sure what your argument is. To their credit the government continued to run air on trains throughout the pandemic and kept railway staff in work. My main point is that these strikes are a mistake. Passengers numbers are only 75% pre-Covid which means it's only logical for some cutbacks to...

As a passenger it's difficult to have much sympathy when the taxpayer bailed out the rail industry through Covid. Even now passengers numbers are only 75% of what they were so it's understandable Network Rail want to trim operating costs as appropriate. On a separate point I honestly believe...

If this was a small business talking to a customer you'd rightly lose the client as this is no way to talk to paying customers and would potentially be brought up in a disciplinary hearing. It demonstrates a level of disrespect which is very regrettable. Complain to Northern. The only way bad...

Only some on here long for Pacers and Sprinters. They are not representative of the population. If you ask the ordinary punter in the street they would take 195/331s all day long. I accept the ride quality is not great but in terms of comfort, noise and grottiness there is no comparison.

I remember once arriving at my destination and trying to buy a weekly season ticket (as fare evaders would naturally do) due to the ticket machine at the departure station not accepting season ticket purchases. I was pulled aside to talk to a Northern revenue ticket goon who said I need to pay a...

I quite like the 195/331 front ends actually with panoramic windscreen. Looks like driver gets a plush cab as well which can't be said for a lot of rolling stock.

I recall a few years ago Northern staff at Manchester Piccadilly use to wait at the bottom of the lift to platforms 13/14 from Fairfield Street. They deliberately used to do it to try and snare passengers who had not paid. In reality though once you had left the lift you were on the public...

It's always been hourly for last 30 years since the Airport spur opened. Not sure before that. One to Manchester Airport and the other goes to Alderley Edge/Crewe.