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November 23, 2010 —
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Rail fares are heading skywards next year. Atoc has confirmed an average increase of 6.2% for 2011, starting in January.
June 4, 2009 —
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No updates on here for a while, but that's not to say the service has been markedly improved. Admittedly it's not usually as bad in the summer as the winter, but we've still had our fair share of delays. It's surprising how often it happens on a Monday morning or, as we've just had a couple of bank holidays, Tuesdays. Always the first day back.
January 28, 2009 —
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So the saga of our advanced tickets has finally drawn to a close. The reason we could get tickets but not seats on the train we wanted was that the booking system had apparently broken down. I'm not sure I entirely believe that as I'm sure it gave me the option of seats on earlier trains.
January 23, 2009 —
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The saga continues. We’ve been trying to buy tickets to get to Darlington for Easter. Not difficult, you wouldn’t think. After all, it’s still months away, and the train operators like you to buy early. That’s why they give you a discount. Well, after weeks of it looking like it was going to cost £200... Read more...
January 9, 2009 —
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We want some tickets to Darlington three months from today, so we marked the calendar to book them right now, the first day they went on sale. And you know what the price for just getting there is? ��199 for the two of us.
January 2, 2009 —
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On the day that rail prices have risen by an average of 6%, train operators look set to reap even higher revenues by confusing vulnerable passengers.
December 14, 2007 —
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My poor season ticket. It runs out at the end of the year, and as today is my last day at work I’ve been holding off getting a free replacement. This happens every year. The cardboard tickets they dole out don’t have the stamina to be taken out of a wallet six times a day... Read more...
October 23, 2007 —
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Chiltern Railways is rolling out a new phone-based paperless ticketing system. Initially testing with 50 passengers, the company plans to roll it out across its whole network in two months' time, before possible nationwide use.
July 23, 2007 —
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The total amount paid in fares by rail passengers has doubled since privatisation to more than £5 billion a year. But the total subsidy has risen even faster, reaching £6.3 billion last year, four times what British Rail received in a typical year. (Source: The Times) If there were every any figures to damn the... Read more...
