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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    This will be my final entry on this matter, the situation has concluded, for those that do wanna know how this turned out i will paraphrase below in bullet points, in terms of the ''aggressive'' stance, i did apologize in all follow up emails to the companies involved, stating it was an...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    You Good sir, has summed up my exact position in 2 short paragraphs, fair play to you 1645040847 I'll agree with your perspective, it's very long winded, again like class800 the facts are relevant, as I stated in the email if the companies want to goto the petty level of checking CCTV, they...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    @Haywain the counter argument in that hypothetical situation would be had the company not broken their contractual obligations the situation would not have occurred and as they have not addressed the issue, the resolve in the situation was not adequate in the compensation offer. @AlterEgo i...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    I understand the point of origin/destination, i may not like it but in truth that's just the way it is, but that in itself opens up a can of worms for someone other then me to decide if it is the proper course or if the condition needs amending, however and i apologize to everyone that i didn't...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    I'll agree with you there, i mean ultimately if i was to bring them all to court it would be in a small claims court, it would ultimately be up to the court to refer it to a criminal court, if they believe there's enough legal ground in order to do so, in all fairness i mean I've already got the...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    So like the situation its complicated, iv'e had a friend look into this, not on a professional basis but optional basis, they reckon there is a case based on my original ticket being a super off peak return, Avanti in order to extort me changed the conditions of my ticket or as they put it...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    Update Part 2 Any responses i get ill put and edit into this one message as to not clog up the forum un-nessercarily. West Midland Trains(Got back to me within 2 days) Dear Cormac, Thank you for getting in touch about the journey you made on 7 February. I am sorry that your journey was...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    *Update Part 1* So per advice i contacted all 3 companies in a joint email on Friday(Chiltern Claim number issued Friday, WMT and Avanti claim number issued Monday for some reason), i do genuinely feel bad at the length in which i detailed it for the people that look into it, i called them out...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    Agreed and im totally grateful and thankful for yours and everyone else input, it definitely will be of value as i set my opening statement to them, there will be alot of finger blaming lets be honest, unfortunately that will just be companies pride or image to maintain. Chiltern will get an...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    Thank you everyone for your views and expertise, kind of relieved to think im not the only one that finds this situation both tricky complex or unreasonable, so yh now its a case of contacting them and start the long winded process of blaming each others companies for this predicament, so just...
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    Unsure how to Proceed with Delay Compensation **Resolved**

    So i got my mind Boggling in how to proceed, because after speaking to everyone they say its not down to their company to resolve, so i would appreciate any advice anyone can give in which direction to go in sorting out this predicament. I Bought a super off peak return from London Marylebone -...
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    lost property on a train: can I find out what working the train did next?

    Departs Oxford at 20:40 arrives Reading 21:04 Departs Reading 21:46 arrives Birmingham New street 23:56 Then either stays at Birmingham overnight or truddles along to Burton depot
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    Overground using trains in greater anglia colours

    I remember a similar situation myself not to long ago where a GA class 317 8 car pulled up at turkey street in the evening peak and reverted to GA Hertford East services once it got to Liverpool street, if I'm not wrong there are a few services run as London Overground with GA stock, I think due...

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