April 29, 2009 — No comments — The week didn’t start well. I was at the station in time for the 09h02, as usual, only to find it delayed by 17 minutes. The 19. Then 22, 24… equipment failure, apparently, somewhere around Ipswich which, as it’s an intercity from Norwich, it has to pass through. So I took the 09h09 and got... Read more...
April 24, 2009 — No comments — Delays of five hours narrowly avoided this time around, but earlier in the week I wasn't quite so lucky.
April 20, 2009 — No comments — What a crappy night on the trains. I got to Liverpool Street at 18h40 after a go-slow on the tube and the 48 still didn't have a platform. Neither was there any idea of when it would arrive - as every minute ticked by, the estimate slid another minute into the future.
April 9, 2009 — No comments — A week of contrasts, as I start on an inefficient commuter run into London, and finish with an excellent East Coast train, both run by the same company.
Recent posts
November 30, 2010 | No comments
Facebook protest group

A new Facebook page is angling for free Underground and Overground travel for the whole of January, but what will it achieve?

November 29, 2010 | No comments
Tube map showing disruption

Today’s tube strike is just a taste of things to come with the unions promising further action in 2011.

November 23, 2010 | No comments
What does each pound of your ticket price pay for?

Rail fares are heading skywards next year. Atoc has confirmed an average increase of 6.2% for 2011, starting in January.

November 23, 2010 | No comments

An answer to my question. I’d emailed to ask what ‘poor track conditions’ means, and it seems it’s a cover-all for general rail problems. I wonder if that’s a reaction to the general ribbing the train operators got to the ‘wrong kind of snow / leaves on the line’ excuses they gave years ago, as… Read more…

November 9, 2010 | No comments

Is Orwell running the trains these days? None of my trips to or from work have been without problems this last week or so. Yesterday’s total morning journey took an hour longer than usual, door to door, and this morning it was a good 30 minutes over the usual stretch. Why? Well, this morning it… Read more…