Railways in general Reviews

During a recent train journey we had to change trains at Sheffield. This didn’t seem a big problem. I think that at this point I should stress that although I love travelling on trains I don’t use them very often. As we got off the first train the PA system announced that the train we wanted was at platform 3a. We crossed the ...  Read the complete review

I am a student at Aston University (in the centre of Birmingham in you don't know) and I live in Solihull (a nice town about seven miles south of Birmingham). I am in the second year and I spent the first year and the first term of the second year travelling in by train. I'd walk to the station, wait at least ten minutes for a train ...  Read the complete review

In my opinion Privatised Rail is worse than under BR! A few years back you could have asked the question “Can the railways really be worse in the hands of private companies than under British Rail?” and received an emphatic “No way” response. However the reply to the same question today would be an ...  Read the complete review

It's nearing Christmas, and we've been stuck with over eight weeks of rail delays since the Hatfield Crash: the tragedy which has followed so many others. Bristish Railways are not good and I beleive this should not be put down to the fault of the rail operators. Virgin are investing, Central, First and Northern Spirit have ...  Read the complete review

I have to say that my views have had to have been reviewed recently in the wake of the spate of derailments etc... that we have experienced on Britains railways. However I still remain optimistic about the state of the railways in this country and will continue to travel on them for a good while yet as i believe they are the best form of public ...  Read the complete review

.....isn't it about time that railtrack, GNER etc got together to sort this out. In the light of yesterdays train crash (17/10/00), in Hatfield, wouldn't it be time to say do something! Tracks need repair, trains are getting old, and we are told that the crash was caused by either a broken rail, broken wheel or broken axel. ...  Read the complete review

The recent petrol crisis has helped to highlight the importance of public transport. We do hold too much reliance on our cars to get about, which results in hysteria when threatened with ‘no petrol’. But is it really a problem? We have an extensive system of public transport to help us get from a to b. This includes the ...  Read the complete review

I purchased a Young Persons Railcard last August and it has been worth it's weight in gold (okay, it doesn't weigh much but you know what I mean!) I changed jobs and had to move 200 miles away from my girlfried, so I havebeen doing a lot of travelling up and down the country. As I am under 26 I was able to purchase a Young ...  Read the complete review

By far and away the most interesting and enjoyable way to travel around most countries in Asia is by train. There are generally no hard and fast rules that can be applied to every railway across this continent, apart from the fact that you should allow at least 3 hours to purchase your ticket, and preferably do it one day in advance, just in case. ...  Read the complete review

This is a very complex question that brings many an opinion out, no 2 people seem to have the same opinion. We only have to think back to how bad British Rail used to be. The trains were filthy, service was crap and the stock was old. Personally I am a fan of the rail privatisation. You may say that most of the companies still provide an apalling ...  Read the complete review