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Lib Dems promise to cut, not raise rail fares… if they’re elected

March 30, 2010

In the run up to an imminent UK general election, the Liberal Democrats have put their name to a call to reduce train fares and force the rail operator to offer better compensation to inconvenienced passengers.

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Will you be eligible for a refund during the Easter strike?

March 29, 2010

The Daily Telegraph reports that while leisure and one-off travellers may be eligible for a rebate if their train is cancelled, commuters may not be so lucky.

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UK Easter week rail strikes: what’s it all about?

March 26, 2010
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Two unions representing UK railway signal and maintenance workers are set to strike in the week following the Easter break. What are the issues that have brought it about, and what is the likely impact on travellers?

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Another breakdown at Stratford

February 22, 2010
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Yet again a broken down train at Stratford sees us all turfed off just one station outside of London. If this is what it’s like for commuters, how are we going to cope with the influx of visitors to the Olympics?

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You get a different type of people in ’standard’ class, says Tory MP

February 18, 2010
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Conservative MP Nicholas Winterton has argued that MPs should be allowed to travel in first class so that they can work in peace and quiet. Does he not realise that we’d all like peace and quiet?

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Broken down train at Stratford

January 19, 2010

Our train our of London broke down half way to Stratford this evening, and a 30-minute journey turned into a two and a half hour slog on three trains, stopping at almost every station on the line.

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A two and a half-hour journey to work

January 13, 2010

A frustrating, long journey to work as points failure leads to cancellations and broken down trains cause short formations, overcrowding and further delays as we must wait to board a train.

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Starting the new year over

January 11, 2010

The snow has hampered the smooth running of the railways for most of a week, and now some trains are being made up with fewer coaches than normal, leading to overcrowding.

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A bad start to the commuting year

January 4, 2010
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Over-running engineering works on the lead in to London Liverpool Street, and strikes on Virgin’s network meant a dispiriting start to the year for commuters returning after the Christmas break.

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The 25,000-volt question

December 17, 2009
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I can’t help wondering how the cable thieves that have been plaguing our line over the last few months know when the power is switched off. Granted there was one death back in the summer when the lines were still live at the point of being cut, but whatever the value of scrap copper it [...]

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