Maybe in 2010, I needed to get to Cambridge. I figured I could fly into Heathrow and take the Underground into central London and take surface rail from there.
At the airport rail station, I was surprised and delighted when the ticket agent asked me where my final destination was and said they could sell me a ticket for the entire journey (on two different operators!).
A good passenger experience starts at the ticket counter, and the UK clearly understands this.
Oh for fuck's sake. I've really really tried to plan a July Europe holiday that minimises carbon footprint, uses #train etc.
Night train doesn't allow you to book very far in advance so there was no choice but to book the accommodation etc ahead. Calendar alarm tells me today's the day I can book the night train
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These #BrownCheekedRail are kinda a mystery. I guess they only visit in the winter, but there was a second when the neighborhood was lousy with them, and then they were gone. #birding#photography#rail
working with picture-in-picture European train-cab videos playing from YouTube is delightful. free of commentary, free of ads; some as long as 8 or 10 hours. It also makes me sad that Europeans are living the dream, while Canada has neglected its rail infrastructure beyond the point of no return. #rail#trains
On Thursday I was pleased to be at the launch of the UK Railway Industry Association's much-needed strategy for cost reduction and decarbonisation of the UK rail network. The strategy would deliver a sustainable and affordable railway and support the UK rolling stock market at a critical time, by delivering new low-carbon trains and further electrification of passenger and freight services.
🚨 Action alert! 🚨 #HighSpeedRail is still a long ways away, & we need more ambitious #rail improvements in the meantime. Unfortunately, the goals set out in the latest #AmtrakCascades long term plan are moving backward not forward.
For today's #AtoZChallenge, the letter is "i", the country is: India, home to the world's most frequent #rail travellers. Let's explore the #Delhi#Metro, which moves people around the #largest#city in #India and second-largest city in the world:
Okay, we've agreed to (splurge on) #traintravel to from #Salzburg to #Lyon this summer and #flixbus it back. If it goes to shit (weather, strike), we drive. Why does it feel so impossible to get there anyway? #CrossBorderRail
Our train arriving from the south doesn't allow us time to switch stations and catch it at the "new" Stop. The app invites us to search but shows zero alternatives.
When I search on the site separately, I see I can catch the same train via #Munich and #Mannheim. Do I just hop on those trains or do I have to rebook? Do I have this right even though I'm going on a different route? If they canceled the train, can I ask for a full #refund ? Or am I expected to find an imaginary alternative route on the same route? Are they entitled to the 10e fee if cancel? The #passenger rights page isn't fully clear to me. Halp
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines