Public Transport

[Adam Cheeseman]

That's 'cos you haven't got proper traffic up North, Paul

I use the train into London and occasionally when I go down West Country. Have to say I hate the modern sliding door trains they use on 'short-haul' journeys. Uncomfortable seats that you can't relax in and no loos. Give me the old slam door bucket seats any day.

Cheers,

Adam

[Ukwildlifeo]

I often get the train and tube and the hazard include:

people stepping on to the train and just standing there - so not everyoine can get on

Fat (or sometimes just arrogant) businessmen/women who decide that they need half of my seat too and I end up squashed or pushed of the seat

Food/gum/god know what over half the seats and the other half having agressibe people with there bags/feet on


And of course idiots using there phones:

To talk loudly enough so the person at the other end doesnt need the phone

Or play 'music' so loud it hurts my ear over my headphones (mind you I have it at a volume to not disturb others)

Trains are fun

[demicav]

Public transport just doesn't do it for me. Trains are always full (I've heard) and you can never get a seat. You stand squashed like sardines in a tin, unable to breathe. Buses are dirty and full of yobs playing loud music and shouting obscenities at those who politely ask them to turn it down. I'll take the car thank you or walk were I can.

[Paul mabbott]

Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

That's 'cos you haven't got proper traffic up North, Paul

That's because we control car traffic and integrate and encourage public transport!

Well, I don't know them - no loos sounds scarey but so do 'bucket seats'!
You don't have these problems with East Midlands trains ....
... but then again, there is no joined-up thinking in railways across the country

I use the train into London and occasionally when I go down West Country. Have to say I hate the modern sliding door trains they use on 'short-haul' journeys. Uncomfortable seats that you can't relax in and no loos. Give me the old slam door bucket seats any day.

Cheers,

Adam

[galanthus]

I drive my car majority of the time, however, if I want to go to cardiff and the bay with the intention of drinking lots of red wine I take the train, bearable as you can drink at the end of it.

If we're doing big journeys to see english family or major cities we take the train and really enjoy it; we crack open a bottle of red wine with our own glasses, take fave newspapers/photo mags and generally chat while watching the world go by, all de-stressing stuff and v fab.

Mind you, we get free train travel so that helps

[Real Wild Child]

Originally Posted by cat72uk

i have to use it i have no car!

Same here, I am sorry I can't drive.

[nightshade]

There are no buses trains etc. anywhere near where I work the car is it,
my hours are unsociable as well

[hobble]

This weekend I went to London on the train. I reserved two forward facing seats with a table as I was taking my 3 year old daughter. On the train I found our reservation, two rear facing seats with no table.
The train stopped as there were signalling problems and was late by 40 minutes.
In London I caught a train to go on the London eye, the next train I should have caught was not running and I was advised to go on the underground.
Fine if I new where I was going.
Return journey to Cornwall was a repeat of the journey up, the wrong seats and the train was delayed.
The coffee was foul and there were hardly any bins for rubbish, recycling?
The train was filthy and the toilets were disgusting, not so great Great Western.

[Paul mabbott]

Sorry to hear that you had a bad journey. Great Western is getting a very bad name. But that's just one of the outcomes from the stupid, useless, criminal privatisation of the railways. I can only hope that you get a better organised company taking over the franchise.

It's no consolation but travelling from Sheffield to London is cheap, efficient, quick (if it isn't you get a refund) and the coffee is fairtrade and very tasty! So it can be done.

Anyway - did you enjoy the London Eye? It never struck me as a bundle of fun but when I went on it I was engrossed - seeing a city I know well from an absolutely different viewpoint.

Originally Posted by hobble

This weekend I went to London on the train. I reserved two forward facing seats with a table as I was taking my 3 year old daughter. On the train I found our reservation, two rear facing seats with no table.
The train stopped as there were signalling problems and was late by 40 minutes.
In London I caught a train to go on the London eye, the next train I should have caught was not running and I was advised to go on the underground.
Fine if I new where I was going.
Return journey to Cornwall was a repeat of the journey up, the wrong seats and the train was delayed.
The coffee was foul and there were hardly any bins for rubbish, recycling?
The train was filthy and the toilets were disgusting, not so great Great Western.

[hobble]

The London Eye was great, as you say the views are incredible.
The only thing that made me nervous was seeing my daughter leaning against the glass while looking down.........with out an ounce of fear as to what I was thinking about, is it really safe?
We both enjoyed it and it was a memorable trip.