Arriva Trains Wales Reviews
Newest Review: ... and has several fast food outlets. The trains to Aberystwyth (and I think some other Arriva Trains Wales services) split in half at some point and so getting in the right carriage helps. Typically 4 carriages run between Birmingham and Machynlleth where the train splits with 2 carriages going to Pwhelli and 2 going to Aberystwyth. In the past this split occured in Shrewsbury and half of the train would go to Chester and the other half to Aberystwyth. This can be confusing when boarding at Birmingham and to add to the confusion the train changes direction at Shrewsbury. Further confusion is usually created by last minute platform alteratio... more
Customer Arriva Trains Wales Reviews (1)
by - written on 26/06/10 (Very useful, 345 readings)
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Having lived in Aberystwyth for 10 years i've often used the Arriva Trains Wales service between Aberystwyth and Birmingham New Street as well as some of there other Welsh services from time to time. To be fair to Arriva most journeys i've taken have been ok but a significant number have still encountered difficulties. Almost everyone living in Aberystwyth has at least one horror story about the train and I wouldn't recommend anyone rely on their timetable. Delays of 2 hours are not uncommon. However to their credit they are yet to leave me stranded but there have been cases when i've missed connections and been late for meetings or others have been late meeting me. ... Read the complete review
