London Midland
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Just don't. If you live in the UK and are thinking or using one of London Midland's services to get somewhere don't do it. Drive, get a taxi, a bus, walk even just don't rely on their trains. Biggest pile of arse I've ever travelled on (take that Transpennine Express!) In 4 weeks of using their trains daily, they are almost always delayed (if only by 5 minutes) and no fewer than 5 of my trains have been cancelled (not including cancellations on the same day). And if you think about getting a refund there is a £10 admin charge, per ticket. And even then you might not get the full cost of a ticket back, meaning you could end up with even less. Thankfully somebody is watching out for me, because just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
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Just don't. If you live in the UK and are thinking or using one of London Midland's services to get somewhere don't do it. Drive, get a taxi, a bus, walk even just don't rely on their trains. Biggest pile of arse I've ever travelled on (take that Transpennine Express!) In 4 weeks of using their trains daily, they are almost always delayed (if only by 5 minutes) and no fewer than 5 of my trains have been cancelled (not including cancellations on the same day). And if you think about getting a refund there is a £10 admin charge, per ticket. And even then you might not get the full cost of a ticket back, meaning you could end up with even less. Thankfully somebody is watching out for me, because just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
Yeah, the sin-of-a-beaches that run the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) all chew cow-pies. They instituted a $10 fee for refunds on all tickets - which can be more than the cost of the ticket during off-peak and short. It's kind of an "grinning up-yours" with a splintery stick which they are rotating to the left, then to the right, then to the left, then to the right . . . *
SK Genius wrote:
just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
Who do you think's been arranging all of your delays ? * This has even applies on days when you purchase a ticket and they thereafter proceed to cancel all trains.
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"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Yeah, the sin-of-a-beaches that run the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) all chew cow-pies. They instituted a $10 fee for refunds on all tickets - which can be more than the cost of the ticket during off-peak and short. It's kind of an "grinning up-yours" with a splintery stick which they are rotating to the left, then to the right, then to the left, then to the right . . . *
SK Genius wrote:
just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
Who do you think's been arranging all of your delays ? * This has even applies on days when you purchase a ticket and they thereafter proceed to cancel all trains.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Causing the delays? Anything from bugger all to overhead powerlines being broken ( doesn''t see to affect other train companies though). I'm just beginning to think that they're incompetent.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
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Just don't. If you live in the UK and are thinking or using one of London Midland's services to get somewhere don't do it. Drive, get a taxi, a bus, walk even just don't rely on their trains. Biggest pile of arse I've ever travelled on (take that Transpennine Express!) In 4 weeks of using their trains daily, they are almost always delayed (if only by 5 minutes) and no fewer than 5 of my trains have been cancelled (not including cancellations on the same day). And if you think about getting a refund there is a £10 admin charge, per ticket. And even then you might not get the full cost of a ticket back, meaning you could end up with even less. Thankfully somebody is watching out for me, because just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
SK Genius wrote:
just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
And the problem is what?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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SK Genius wrote:
just opposite the station I'm stuck at is a pub.
And the problem is what?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
And the problem is what?
He is stuck at the station, not at the pub? :)
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