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I see GB News have got the outcome they wanted. Advertising their brand and their political viewpoint to people who should know better.

I suspect that many of potential delay pay claimants will take the view that, " Well I got there" or Well I got home" and "these things happen". I'm probably like that myself . Does the possibility of paying out for delays change behaviour on the railways? I don't know . Jury's out for me.

Some really good discussions on this thread. In reality, I feel that under current conditions, Basel is a step too far. The only location that I can see working is currently Frankfurt to London. Even then, it must allow Domestic/International travel between Frankfurt and Brussels, to make it...

If you're serious about committing to net zero carbon targets, then it comes at a cost. Eurostar is a beneficiary of the whole of the UK contributing towards the Channel Tunnel . You mention a number of reasons why it shouldn't happen and your comment is rather flippant, to say the least. I'm...

I’ve been following Midnight Trains vision through its weekly newsletter. They are finding lack of availability of suitable sleeper stock. They dropped the ‘bombshell ‘this week of having to put on hold any services from London & Edinburgh, as well as commitments to Lisbon and questioning the...

Commercially, I know the reason why, although Eurostar quietly dropped its through fares, I think either pre pandemic or during pandemic. I guess I’m part of the minority who would like this to be re thought. An inclusive railway should be thinking outside of the box but I guess keeping...

Wouldn’t it be also better if they actively encouraged through fares for the great unwashed amongst us who don’t live near London and have to add on cost of a peak fare, if there are not any advances available. For this reason, I’m out or interrailing.

It was a Euro at Marseille St Charles. Contactless as well

In order to collect as much fare income as possible, the trains would have to call at Paris. Is it possible to run Lille-Paris-Lyon and beyond?

I’ve just returned from a quick sojourn to Marseille, La Spezia and Nice using a 4 travel day Global Pass. As i qualified for a Senior Pass, I bought a first class Interrail Pass at £258. The additional reservation costs were Eurostar going out 32euro, Lille to Marseille 10 euro, Nice to Paris...

Well I did Loughborough to Marseilles on Tuesday, via St Pancras and Lille, if this counts. All First Class (Interrail Pass) except we had to slum it in economy on Eurostar. Class222 EMT Class E320 Eurostar Class TGV Lille to Marseilles. Fabulous journey.

I'm of the opinion that the Headline is to divert attention away from a problem franchise that in Government circles, is undermining the process of rail franchising. Let's get control of the narrative! TPE has had problems for a number of years and Northern Mayor's are beginning to control the...

I've used Liverpool to Nottingham on numerous occasions and once or twice from Loughborough to Norwich when I had meetings at UEA.The first two trains from Nottingham to Norwich go via Melton and Oakham and I was surprised on the number of passengers who used it. There's quite a few people who...

Kinchbus Loughborough are struggling . Cuts to No 2 and Skylink Derby which are omitting villages (Long Whatton &Disewortj) from next month. No 2 will no longer run to Leicester, terminating at Sileby. Villages such as Sileby,Barrow and Cossington lose their Leicester connections Post COVID is...

Clearly the current Business Plan is not viable in the current and near future. Avanti have resorted to overt disinformation to hide the predicament of its failings or indeed the failings of the DFT Contract. I suspect that most of the passengers who use the service are not au fait with the...

If Avanti were to be stripped of running the West Coast, do the current problems go away or are we still left with current situation?

A major factor for Merseytram was to help regenerate the areas along the proposed route. South Liverpool (Speke Garston) had received millions of Euros via EU and Merseytram was to help the other City areas en route. A tram to JLA without serving the bulk of Speke does not make sense.It would be...

This will be a good fit for National Express and can’t see this being challenged by Competition & Markets Authority. The Pandemic coupled with as RT4038 has stated, Enhanced Partnerships, has changed the Bus Market. Look out for further mergers once this has been approved by all parties.

Having travelled extensively on Spanish railways, where compulsory reservation on Inter City is prevalent, I think it is the way forward for the UK in a post COVID environment. Whilst comparisons with Spain and the UK are not generally helpful, given the geographic spread of towns and Cities, I...

If LBA is anything like East Midlands, then there are large passenger movements between 6 and 9am.(In normal times) Given that you’ll need to be there 2 hours before departure for international flights there’ll be a large number of passengers which the train will be of little use. Like EMA, LBA...