Central Trains Reviews

where i live at uni, central run the line into new st. since this is not an electric line, i didnt expecy good quality trains. however i was suprised since central trains on this line, are in good condition and they are always clean (arrriva take note), you do get the odd dirty train. but when im at home, i have to get a train from snow ...  Read the complete review

Central trains has provided me with a essential link to and from college and to see family and friends as i result i travel most days of the week. Central trains operate through major stations in the midlands, further North and also East Anglia. So most people will be able to be able to get a direct link to most destinations around the ...  Read the complete review

Yuk! Well what an excellent service provided to lincoln from peterborough, i start my train journey from Chelmsford, First Great eastern service ( 10 seconds late :D and plenty of seats ) then i go to ipswich. Get there on time, Leave for peterborough, Anglia railways service, on time enough seating although rather packed, arrive at peterborough ...  Read the complete review

This is a very simple piece of advice. Avoid ,at all costs, the baby changing facilities on central trains. In particular the Liverpool-Norwich service. I learnt this ,at my own cost, the other week when I was on my way home to Liverpool from Stockport with my 9 month old daughter Bethanny and it became obvious she was in need of a nappy ...  Read the complete review

We all love to whinge about Britain's railway system, and I'm certainly no exception to that. Anyone who has travelled on our trains as widely and frequently as I have will be well acquainted with the daily litany of excuses employed by the nation's disastrously fragmented rail network - late arrival of the incoming train (that's ...  Read the complete review

Central Trains is one of the biggies - serving the whole of the Midlands, from Stansted to Liverpool and Norwich to Shrewsbury. Residing in the Midlands and being a frequent user of both Centro regional services (operated by Central Trains) and long distance services, I find it difficult to fault them. In the vast majority of cases, their ...  Read the complete review

I reguarly commute to work using either Central Trains or Arriva Trains as the run the express services between Manchester-Liverpool. As anyone who has read my Virgin trains review may have noted I work in the Rail industry although I still have to pay for my travel (a long complicated story) The Trains that Central Trains run along the ...  Read the complete review

I used to get the train from Leicester to Loughborough everyday during term time and I have to say Central trains is one of the more reliable trains. But having said that, it does not mean that it is void of delays by any means. I think in general my train was probably most reliable mid morning-afternoon. They were hectic in the ...  Read the complete review

I am a daily user of central trains on the Shrewsbury to Telford route. I find the service generally poor, and in truth I haven't seen any improvement over the last two years since I have been using it. The trains are, in theory relatively regular, there is a train around every 15 minutes between 5pm and 6.30pm. ...  Read the complete review

I travelled Central Trains during the heart of the rail crisis and was absolutly amazed by their service. My journey was from Sheffield across the Pennines to Liverpool and I can't really say that I noticed anything wrong. The staff were helpful, quick and efficent. They ran within 2-3 minutes of time and the tickets were ...  Read the complete review

I'm studying in Norwich, but "home" is Nottingham, so I make use of the Norwich-Liverpool route quite a bit. In my experience, Central trains are generally okay, but I think this review's main piece of info is a handly little trick which I'll tell you about at the end. * Punctuality I've only ever had ...  Read the complete review

"Your new trains have arrived". Says the poster in big, proud letters at Burton On Trent station. And i'll tell you what, they ain't half right!! I had the pleasure to travel on one of the new Central Trains recently on a trip back from Sheffield and boy are these things good. It is difficult to give an account of the ...  Read the complete review

Where I live is served (if you can call it that) by Central Trains, I travel on them 4 days a week into Lincoln to go to college. Nearly everyday the train is delayed, usually only between 5-10 minutes but occasionally more than 25 minutes late. When the trains do arrive there has never been enough seats for me to sit down, I have not yet sat ...  Read the complete review

I would class myself as a regular train user and I must say that I cant fault Central trains too badly at all. They have one of the most interesting franchises in that it spiders right the way across the Midlands and into Wales with services as far east as Norwich, south as Shrewsbury, east as the west coast of Wales and north as far as Sheffield ...  Read the complete review

I use trains to travel into the centre of Birmingham (where I study at Aston University) from Solihull (where I live). The trains are generally reliable and nearly on time but if you travel in the rush hour, they are dangerously overcrowded, and I do mean dangerously. Until recently, the trains that arrived in Birmingham (Snowhill and Moor St ...  Read the complete review