Richard LH Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Sophoife said: due to the size of the group and the location of the apartment, it works out that if a person spends 12 nights a year there, they save 30-35% or more depending on what class of hotel they'd normally book. Interesting @Sophoife...so how much annual rent/other outgoings would that be per "occasional" person (i.e. other than one of the two official tenants, who presumably pay a lot more, since one or other of them is there all the time)? Edited March 2 by Richard LH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 @Richard LH I've replied via DM as it's a leetle teeny bit off topic 😘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 In case it affects anyone, Woking-Waterloo: Thousands of commuters stranded as one of UK’s busiest train lines blocked (msn.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 My old childhood route up to London and used regularly as an adult in the years between various cars when visiting parents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I don't know if this will be of any benefit to Avanti passengers: The UK's huge new plan for new train line linking Scotland with 12 major cities (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 10 hours ago, alison said: I don't know if this will be of any benefit to Avanti passengers: The UK's huge new plan for new train line linking Scotland with 12 major cities (msn.com) The railway companies have long assumed that people from Liverpool don't want to visit Scotland and getting there by train can be a total nightmare (speaking from experience!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 6 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: The railway companies have long assumed that people from Liverpool don't want to visit Scotland and getting there by train can be a total nightmare (speaking from experience!). It seems to me that all train companies and ministry departments, think that all rail journeys go via London 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 3 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: It seems to me that all train companies and ministry departments, think that all rail journeys go via London But that even in London, no-one really needs trains at the weekends. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, zxDaveM said: It seems to me that all train companies and ministry departments, think that all rail journeys go via London You mean there are trains that go somewhere other than London?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 4 hours ago, zxDaveM said: It seems to me that all train companies and ministry departments, think that all rail journeys go via London Which may as well be the case, given how terrible trains tend to be between any 2 places that aren't London. For instance there is a direct train between Cambridge & Birmingham but it's so slow that it takes about the same amount of time to go from Cambridge down to London & then up to Birmingham. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 If anyone else is coming into London via Liverpool Street this evening then there's potential delays due to overhead wire problems at Hackney Downs. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/hackney-downs-20240315/ I'm hoping that giving myself an hour and a quarter between when my train should get into Liverpool Street & curtain up time will be sufficient.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Tube strike announced for Monday 8th April and Saturday 4th May (a double show day) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 24 minutes ago, Rob S said: Tube strike announced for Monday 8th April and Saturday 4th May (a double show day) Thanks the the heads up - but Jack's alright, as I have nothing on the 8th April, and May the 4th (Star Wars Day) is Guineas Day at Newmarket, so I wouldn't have been going out anyway 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) Train drivers too. (Both Tube and rail strikes are ASLEF strikes). Train drivers will strike at Avanti West Coast, East Midlands railway, West Midlands rrains, and CrossCountry on Friday 5 April; at Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Northern, and TransPennine trains on Saturday 6 April; and at c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western railway mainline and depot drivers, and SWR Island Line on Monday 8 April. Members will also refuse to work their rest days – non-contractual overtime – from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 April and from Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 April. Edited March 20 by Emeralds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Do you know exact times of strike as I’m up for triple on 9th! Does it start at midnight on the Sunday to midnight on the Monday or other time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 I can see the info about mainline trains but nothing about the tube strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) 4 minutes ago, LinMM said: I can see the info about mainline trains but nothing about the tube strike I'm the opposite Edit: The article I first saw has now been extended to include information about the train strikes https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/20/london-underground-drivers-strike-april-may Edited March 20 by Rob S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) @LinMM, BBC and the broadsheets have covered both strikes on their websites but they are different articles. So you have search them separately. The 9 April one is an overtime ban. So you should be able to get trains to Charing Cross or City Thameslink/Blackfriars if you leave earlier thah usual but you may find that there are lots of cancellations throughout the day, and your train going home after the show might be very congested because the passengers who have been cancelled earlier are all trying to get on the same train as well. Edited March 20 by Emeralds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 24 minutes ago, Emeralds said: Members will also refuse to work their rest days – non-contractual overtime – from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 April and from Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 April. I fortunately don't have anything booked on the actual strike days but I'm eyeing up the overtime ban dates with trepidation as I was thinking of potentially seeing the MacMillan triple on 4th April (depending on how much I enjoy it on 27th) & it's very difficult on overtime ban days to know how many trains are likely to actually be running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Basically anyone wanting to see Hayward and Sambe in Different Drummer while avoiding the industrial action will have to go tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 I usually find Thameslink run a set service every half an hour instead of usual every 15 mins one when it’s just overtime ban etc so looks like the 8th is the only non starter….the 9th should be okayish and have all day to get there. I will be travelling back on 10th so again have all day to get back ….so am personally rather lucky the main strike day is on the 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 @art_enthusiast here’s where you’ll find info on train and tube strikes etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I'm stuck on a train that's been sitting between Roydon & Broxbourne for nearly half an hour. I'm losing hope of making it to Swan Lake this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkgal Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Fingers crossed for you I’m heading the other way at mo towards Cambridge.. honestly the state of transport has made me less keen to book so many ballets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 The train crawled into Broxbourne, 2 policemen got on & removed a man! I don't know what's going on as I hadn't heard any disruption & I was only about half a carriage away. I've swapped onto another train that we were told was leaving first & is heaving. It doesn't help that all the trains today are going via Stratford for some reason thus extending the journey time. @Suffolkgal Hope you make it. The trains have been a flipping nightmare this season. The only reason I'm venturing on them on a Bank Holiday is because I can't get to this cast's other performance next Saturday as I have no trains then due to engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 14 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: The train crawled into Broxbourne, 2 policemen got on & removed a man! I don't know what's going on as I hadn't heard any disruption & I was only about half a carriage away. I've swapped onto another train that we were told was leaving first & is heaving. It doesn't help that all the trains today are going via Stratford for some reason thus extending the journey time. @Suffolkgal Hope you make it. The trains have been a flipping nightmare this season. The only reason I'm venturing on them on a Bank Holiday is because I can't get to this cast's other performance next Saturday as I have no trains then due to engineering. Good luck @Dawnstar! I hope you get there in time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Made it. I bailed onto the tube at Tottenham Hale, as I could see I wouldn't have time to walk from Liverpool Street. I suppose if I can get delay repay compensation it might just about cover the tube fare! I also seem to have lost a pair of gloves en route. Edited April 1 by Dawnstar 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnzi5 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dawnstar said: I'm stuck on a train that's been sitting between Roydon & Broxbourne for nearly half an hour. I'm losing hope of making it to Swan Lake this evening. Oh no! How annoying. 2 hours ago, Dawnstar said: The train crawled into Broxbourne, 2 policemen got on & removed a man! I don't know what's going on as I hadn't heard any disruption & I was only about half a carriage away. I've swapped onto another train that we were told was leaving first & is heaving. It doesn't help that all the trains today are going via Stratford for some reason thus extending the journey time. @Suffolkgal Hope you make it. The trains have been a flipping nightmare this season. The only reason I'm venturing on them on a Bank Holiday is because I can't get to this cast's other performance next Saturday as I have no trains then due to engineering. How strange. Sorry you had to swap trains and then it was really full - that's horrible! No idea why the trains are going via Stratford, though that has been happening a lot recently. 1 hour ago, Dawnstar said: Made it. I bailed onto the tube at Tottenham Hale, as I could see I wouldn't have time to walk from Liverpool Street. I suppose if I can get delay repay compensation it might just about cover the tube fare! I also seem to have lost a pair of gloves en route. Glad you got there. I always get off at Tottenham Hale and then change from the Victoria line to the Piccadilly at Finsbury Park now - I mean, seriously, why didn't I know that was so much easier than going to King's Cross?! 😂 I hope you get the delay compensation, though applying for it is so long-winded (well it has been for me) I almost didn't think it was worth the effort! Sorry you've lost your gloves. I lost mine walking around Marks and Spencer's in the colder weather. The weird thing is, nobody handed them in! Why anyone would want my gloves is beyond me. I hope you enjoy tonight. Is it Nunez and Muntagirov? If it is, I know you will have a wonderful time, as they are amazing! Edited April 1 by Linnzi5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Linnzi5 said: How strange. Sorry you had to swap trains and then it was really full - that's horrible! No idea why the trains are going via Stratford, though that has been happening a lot recently. Glad you got there. I always get off at Tottenham Hale and then change from the Victoria line to the Piccadilly at Finsbury Park now - I mean, seriously, why didn't I know that was so much easier than going to King's Cross?! 😂 I hope you get the delay compensation, though applying for it is so long-winded (well it has been for me) I almost didn't think it was worth the effort! Sorry you've lost your gloves. I lost mine walking around Marks and Spencer's in the colder weather. The weird thing is, nobody handed them in! Why anyone would want my gloves is beyond me. I've not been on a train that was going via Stratford before. I had assumed it was just today because of the Bank Holiday so I hope it doesn't become a regular thing. Yes, changing tube lines at Finsbury Park is so much quicker & easier than at Kings Cross. I've realised that as I don't know what time my original train ended up getting into Liverpool Street I probably won't be able to do delay repay because I think you have to say how long you were delayed for. I also can't face trying to find out what Greater Anglia do with lost property. I'm guessing they may not even bother keeping low value items like gloves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Dawnstar, take a look at http://realtimetrains.co.uk - for a week afterwards, you can put in details of your train and find out how long it was delayed for. (Just go for the simple version: the advanced one is for rail geeks!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Thanks @alison. It says the train was cancelled at Broxbourne so a) thank goodness I bailed onto that other one & b) I hope delay repay has a cancelled option! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I'm pretty certain it does. All you should need is the departure time, the time it should have got to your destination, and the time the train you got onto got to its destination, I think. Drop me a PM if you need help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 20/03/2024 at 12:37, Emeralds said: Train drivers too. (Both Tube and rail strikes are ASLEF strikes). Train drivers will strike at Avanti West Coast, East Midlands railway, West Midlands rrains, and CrossCountry on Friday 5 April; at Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Northern, and TransPennine trains on Saturday 6 April; and at c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western railway mainline and depot drivers, and SWR Island Line on Monday 8 April. Members will also refuse to work their rest days – non-contractual overtime – from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 April and from Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 April. Hadn't realised until I saw it on the train indicators today that that's a lot of the local London train providers on strike the same day as the London tube. That is going to be horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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