Umm. Are we sure it's not April 1st? Oh dear. In this case, it's probably true. This up on the BBC News site, who note that the Dutch National Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), is to add plastic bags as part of a first aid provision on some services. What you'll be doing in these bags... well.. is it to provide an emergency place to urinate. Or to put it bluntly - Wee … [Read more...]
Want to get away by Public Transport this long weekend? Good luck…..
For some of us, it's coming up to a 3 day weekend. Which means it's time for the rail network to go bannanas, Sunday bus services and general confusion. National Rail Services: Operator Saturday 27 August Sunday 28 August Monday 29 August Arriva Trains Wales Engineering Work Engineering Work Engineering Work c2c Normal Service Engineering … [Read more...]
Train Travel… and they wonder why they’re loosing revenue hand over fist.
So muggins had to make a mission of mercy trip to London on Tuesday, and of course as time was short - I needed to catch the fast trains and pay the idiot fares to London. Not that the fast train helped to be honest - we were 21 minutes late due to line problems near Birmingham airport. And nor that it help on the way back (as the slow lines were closed to a point, a slow … [Read more...]
The state of rail transportation in the UK – a mini-report
I'd thought I'd stick to the "travel" theme a bit more and look back at this weekend in terms of rail travel. Yes. Rail. Don't worry - I won't do too much of this. Well maybe a bit more. This weekend, I went to visit the parentals - and also to do a model shoot. Here are a few observations from the weekend: Bar one train - everything was on time (and that train was … [Read more...]
UK Goverment gets a clue – All Change on the GWML!
Ok - a slight deviation from the norm - I'm going to talk about those things that go on wheels and snake across the country side and cities - Trains and Railways (I promise not to make a habit of this). Something that has been on is the lack of continuing Electrification of the Railways in this country. Where Diesel powered trains are all well and good, the perceived … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]