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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...
March 30, 2010 — No comments — 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.
March 29, 2010 — No comments — 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.
March 26, 2010 — No comments — 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?
February 22, 2010 — No comments — 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?
February 18, 2010 — No comments — 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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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…