Mitch in Notts
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I regularly travel Euston to Caersws and could change at Birminghsm Int, B'ham New St or Wolverhampton, however if I change at B'ham Int I can guarantee to get a seat, but I can't at the other stops!
But surely if your train which starts at International is started at New Street due to a delay inbound you've missed your train, whereas if you stay on board.....
I must agree depends on the circumstances and the individual, their knowledge of the railways -station layouts etc, the information available at the time of travel on their phone etc... so they can make an informed decision.
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Not always.
Similarly, if they were travelling from Oxford to Larbert and had swapped to The Highand Chieftain at York. They have a choice of changing services at Waverley or at Falkirk Grahmston.
This is a more difficult one. Do you stay on the Chieftain and change at Falkirk, or follow the National Rail guidance of changing at Waverley?
For me, it would depend on the weather. Falkirk is generally a miserable and desperate place to change trains, but on a glorious July or August day it would be quite tolerable to stand for 6 minutes on the platform waiting for a connection - at other times of year I would change at Waverley.
Weird you would pick that one as I've never been north of Edinburgh but my late Grandfather was born in Carron in the Parish of Larbert & I want to go, so would definitely have to be Falkirk