From the heart of the Yorkshire Dales to the majestic city of Carlisle, this programme ... more
takes you on one of Britain's most outstanding scenic journeys, visiting the various tourist attractions along the way.Ancient Castles, falconry, rare animals, and d...
Advantages: gets you from a to b Disadvantages: overcrowding, delays, cancellations
I too suffer daily at the hands of NorthernRail. Overcrowding, delays and cancellations are the most common problems.
After three years of travelling to work using this company, i am able to say that from experience, there has been no improvement in the level of service for the £300,000,000 tax payers money that is annually chucked their way.
The service provided by Northernrail is thrown into sharp contrast by that of Trans Pennine Express who have invested in new trains and actually understand the concept of customer service.
I read with interest an interview with the boss of Trans Pennine who explained that, when travelling on his trains, he makes a point of announcing his presence on the train to elicit feedback from his customers. I can only imagine what would be done to the boss of Northernrail if he/she was to follow ...
Advantages: get you where you going, Disadvantages: too many stops, and no real special offers
The trains themselves seem old, and aren't very fashionable compared to the big virgin ones. They don't have many deals on, like theres no advance tickets. The best deal is a duo ticket, which saves you roughly a third off a ticket price. This basically works say if I was going to Doncaster to sheffield, if someone else was with me, I pay full they pay half. There is always quite a large space on these trains for prams and wheelchairs, and having a baby this can be a problem on the posher trains. I think they mainy run local stopping services as far south as Nottingham, and up to Newcastle. I may be wrong on this. South and West Yorkshire Pensioners and disabled people also get to travel for free between the two counties, Northern Trains is the only one that allow you to do this. The ticket people are usually friendly and help us get ...
Advantages: It gets me to work Disadvantages: I don't really want to go to work
For my 50th review on Ciao I thought I'd write something a bit different and talk to you about my journey to and from work - sounds exciting already doesn't it?!!! I have also included some pictures - I have to say, it's been quite difficult getting pictures of the train without people noticing that I was taking pictures of the train.
Introduction
I remember my first time on a Northernrail train. Shattered having come from a day at work in London, I got on the train at Carlisle and drifted in and out of sleep. I awoke to the train stopping. In a panic I rushed to the door only to be told:
"It's Flimby. You really don't want to be getting off at Flimby!"
Thankfully this stopped me from getting off before the next stop, Workington.
It was the railway map which made me pick Workington as a place to live. Located ...
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