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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.
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?
January 16, 2009 — No comments — Are we heading for a strike? We could be, as South West Trains has announced plans to trim its workforce by 480 heads.
January 15, 2009 — No comments — British Transport Police want to change the Conditions of Carriage that form a contract between every rail passenger and the companies that carry them on their trains. If it happened, and the proposed new clauses were introduced, it would mean that every time you bought a train ticket you agreed to be searched by the... Read more...
January 5, 2009 — No comments — Lib Dem MP highlights the number of times train spotters have been apprehended by police under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2000. 62,584 have been stopped, and a further 87,000 questioned.
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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…