Re: Penalty fares - in the same category as overdraft charges?

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:20:49 GMT, "gonzo"
<james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yesterday (29.6) the 12.49 service from Edinburgh to Bournemouth was
absolutely crammed (it was a coach short - 69 missing reserved seats),
the train manager was requesting that passengers for stations between
Oxenholme and Wolverhampton disembark at Oxenholme and take the
Pendolino that was about 10 minutes behind it - passengers were too
scared to swap in case their tickets weren't valid.

Yeah there's nothing like being told your ticket isnt valid because it
doesn't apply to that particular train company.

I really can't see a problem being asked by a VT train manager to
leave one train and board a following Virgin Train. But Virgin do
tend to be more accommodating of genuine problems than some other
TOCs.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Suburban travel - the reality
    ... collecting his bits and ambling off the train again at Peckham Rye, ... They were not threatening to other ... passengers ... it could be the reality of suburban travel on ...
    (uk.transport.london)
  • Re: Departure screens on Skegness branch
    ... gives an insight into the type of passengers staff are faced with:o) ... train, parents gathered their young families and dragged heavy luggage ... across the bridge again to platform three to face another hour's wait ...
    (uk.railway)
  • CrossCountry Catering and Customer Service (was CrossCountry HSTs - weekdays and 2009)
    ... So it's a trolley store. ... Looks like you've been reading too much TOC PR ... passengers at one end of the train behind the driving cab and retain ... the train behind the other driving cab. ...
    (uk.railway)
  • Re: CrossCountry Catering and Customer Service (was CrossCountry HSTs - weekdays and 2009)
    ... The 1st class service on the refurbished HSTs will (and does already ... passengers at one end of the train behind the driving cab and retain ... the train behind the other driving cab. ... I can assure you that CrossCountry is commited to improving each ...
    (uk.railway)
  • Re: Britains trains: awful
    ... And what's this about inconveniencing fewer ... If that was the case then the Train ... than a dozen or so passengers travelling through, ... Peterborough axis, negotiating a vacant platform at Peterborough, a path ...
    (uk.railway)