It what should surprise... well, absolutely no-one, travelling on the UK rail network will be going up. Price rises on commuter routes will shift up by at least 4.2%, with 6% possible on a lot of route, and some routes hitting 6.46% rises on tickets. It seems that train companies who could had raised the prices by up to 6.2%, there has been some restraint. Price rises are … [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...]
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...]