Railways in general Reviews

There are several websites where you can book train tickets in advance, but one excels. This is www.qjump.com The site is very attractive to look at, straightforward, fast, and virtually idiot-proof. As you go through the booking process, various checks are carried out which make mistakes very unlikely. You key in your date of travel, the ...  Read the complete review

There's probably nothing as disheartening as standing on a platform waiting for a later train to arrive. Since the Hatfield crash and the introduction of speed restrictions the passenger's lot has not be a happy one. According to the Rail authorities things are getting better and the network gets a massive overhaul. So are things improving ...  Read the complete review

Recently I have been using the railways more and more. Previously, as a company car driver, the Chancellor of the Exchequer positively dissuaded me from doing so due to the swingeing Income Tax penalties incurred if you failed to cover more than 18,000 business miles per year. The consequence was that I drove everywhere even when I really ...  Read the complete review

There's something romantic about travel by train, and there are some great railway adventures to be had throughout the world. Commuters reading this might disagree, as they sleep walk to work every morning on overcrowded trains and return in the evening to find their favourite window seat taken by a grubby traveller who hasn't ...  Read the complete review

Thats the sound that Trains make. No really, they do. >looks for the men in white coats< I'm tired of trains. It's a simple fact. For the past, well, since september shall we say, I have been FORCED to rely upon the really uselessness of trains in general. My boyfriend now lives in Portsmouth, (hopefully not for much ...  Read the complete review

Now this really is a subject after my own heart. As someone who is unable to drive (I have epilepsy), the state of the public transport network is of absolutely central importance to my daily life, quite apart from it being necessary to avoid the United Kingdom descending even further into a state of utter gridlock. With some subjects, one needs ...  Read the complete review

As you will know if you have read my opinion on The Train Line (and, if not, why not?) I have just travelled from Birmingham New Street to Tenby by train to join Dave, who was working in Haverfordwest, so I thought I should tell you what it was like. The journey provider was Wales and Borders Trains and I rang them direct to book my ...  Read the complete review

The trains may not run on time but ordering train tickets on the net is fast and efficient using www.thetrainline.com During the last twelve months my son has been using the train to travel significant distances from home to university. Not having used the railway network for some time, we soon discovered that the cost of the ticket could ...  Read the complete review

Are you in a hurry? If so, I’d rather you passed by, because I want to take you with me on a long and sentimental train journey. My experience with trains goes back a long way. My secondary grammar school was a fifteen minute train ride away from the town where I lived then. I travelled back and forth for nine years, the train wasn’t ...  Read the complete review

Did you know that it takes almost the same length of time to travel from Manchester to London as it does to get from Vienna to Salzburg? You didn’t? Well you do now. The Austrian trip Lou and I took back in July also cost less and was more fun than the one I took on Wednesday. I do not like trains, as a rule. They are noisy and ...  Read the complete review

Railways are getting worse these days. I have been travelling by train for quite a long time now. The times on the train timetable and the times the train arrives doesn't seem to be getting any better. It feels like when you are early the train comes late and when you are on time the train you want comes early and you have to get the next ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever been surprised by your rail provider? Have you ever been given more than you expected by any company? Do you ever believe the notion that the that the pubescent mound of female gristle who serves you is ‘passionate’ about getting you the most a***-spankingly yummy (it’s not through choice that I use that word) ...  Read the complete review

Haven’t written an opinion for a little while, because I’ve been doing things, such as going to the lovely Leighton Buzzard to see a university friend. This trip has given me a good reason to write about the incredible train service. That is, incredibly bad. Now, don’t get me wrong, I actually quite like going on ...  Read the complete review

The government have done it again if somebody gets in their way then adious amigos. Is it me or does it seem a bit of a coincidence that labour did not want to make a dicision on the PPP proposal for the Underground until after the election then as soon as they win they approve the PPP proposal. The man they brought in to sort out the ...  Read the complete review

I am about to take quest in order to get myself out of work then catch a train at 9:07pm. Its gonna be a bit of rush as I have 10 minutes to run to the railway station. The first thought that played on my mind will be what if it's early. Now cause its night then maybe the train might not be that packed so therefor it might run ahead ...  Read the complete review

As part of their election campaign, the Tories decided that anyone travelling on a commuter train who didn't get a seat would be offered their money back for that journey. For some people, this would mean never having to pay train fares ever again. During the 14 months that I had to endure Connex commuter services into London I never once ...  Read the complete review

There are many companies and societies running railtours, or excursion trains as they were called in the heady days of BR. These day (or occasionally weekend) trips by train are an excellent way of enjoying a day out without the hassle of driving, parking, bank holiday traffic, "Are we there yet?" and all the other headaches of a typical ...  Read the complete review

I really don't think it can be possible for a worse mess to be made of our rail system than it is already in. You never know though I might be proved wrong! The idea of privatisation seems pretty good to me. The competition between companies should give lower prices, better services, newer trains and improved facilities. ...  Read the complete review

I am often surprised at the levels of violence and vandalism on trains. As a frequent traveller on the Luton to worthing route, I have had no problems in luton, a hard town but have witnessed vandalism and violence in worthing and brighton, both are rather more middle class than luton. On one occasion around 5pm at brighton ...  Read the complete review

The recent train accident was horrific and a major tradegy, my feelings go out to the families and friends of those injured. The opinion that i am going to write is about the safety of the railways - all of them! There are a lot of people who are saying that they do not trust the trains anymore - quite understandably i admitt. ...  Read the complete review