algytaylor
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- 15 Aug 2017
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Hi
I'd booked a week (Mon-Fri) away in Newcastle before the recent rail strikes were announced, for this week. It's obviously very disappointing, but fully support the striking workers so decided to cut it short by a day and come back on Thursday.
Fast forward to today, and there's no Transpennine services as they've been cancelled. Got the only service we could, which was a Cross Country train, then have been stung for £130-odd quid for that section of the journey (2x adult singles, Railcard not accepted). There was no other TPE services for 2 days after, or the day before.
Absolutely not blaming the staff here, but we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, I'm not *that* well paid that £130 isn't going to have a major impact on my finances this month (i.e. will probably mean skipping meals).
What's my best course of action here? Can I get a reimbursement for the tickets from TPE?
I'd booked a week (Mon-Fri) away in Newcastle before the recent rail strikes were announced, for this week. It's obviously very disappointing, but fully support the striking workers so decided to cut it short by a day and come back on Thursday.
Fast forward to today, and there's no Transpennine services as they've been cancelled. Got the only service we could, which was a Cross Country train, then have been stung for £130-odd quid for that section of the journey (2x adult singles, Railcard not accepted). There was no other TPE services for 2 days after, or the day before.
Absolutely not blaming the staff here, but we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, I'm not *that* well paid that £130 isn't going to have a major impact on my finances this month (i.e. will probably mean skipping meals).
What's my best course of action here? Can I get a reimbursement for the tickets from TPE?