It's probably better that the brakes are stuck on, rather than stuck off. I presume they are designed this way. Nonetheless, it's not getting us to Reading any faster and when we do manage to make it that extra 200 yards into the station no doubt we will be slung off the train. The buffet may be open but whether or not it has any lager left is debatable.
On the plus side, the train manager does sound extremely posh and domineering and not at all phased by the fact that the driver is currently smacking parts of the brakes with a rubber mallet.
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A message to First Great Western
OK so you probably don't like this website very much, but that's alright, because I don't like your service very much so maybe that makes us even? Perhaps if you started listening to your customers, this website might go away. Amazing theory, isn't it?
Linkage
The 7:46 to Bristol
This all started because of the 7:46 to Bristol.
So because the original rant about the 7:46 to Bristol has already dropped off the first page, here's a nice link to it:
The 7:46 to Bristol
So because the original rant about the 7:46 to Bristol has already dropped off the first page, here's a nice link to it:
The 7:46 to Bristol
Goodybe 7:46, hello chaos
So the 7:46 is no more. Hurrah! Now we have the 7:44 instead, but all is not well. We have a 5 coach Adelante train instead of an 8 coach HST, and we're stopping at Keynsham every day.
Here's a little more about the 7:44
At least we're no longer stuck behind the stopping service...
Here's a little more about the 7:44
At least we're no longer stuck behind the stopping service...
3 comments:
t"It's probably better that the brakes are stuck on, rather than stuck off."
Yep, it is better since if they were stuck off you'd likely crash when the train couldn't slow down to stop before hitting something (i.e: another train, buffer at the end of the line, etc, etc) and then you'd quite possibly die, especially if you've been travelling at 125mph!
"I presume they are designed this way."
Nope. What you seem to have overlooked is that trains make [xx] amount of journeys almost every day and as such they do suffer from the occasional faults here and there, like the one you've been affected by. It's just unlucky really. Go write a complaint to First Great Western for the attention of the fleet manager, or some such senior person.
Hi there,
I am currently researching a one hour TV investigative programme about the state of the nation's rail services.
We are in the very early stages of research and would like to talk to some commuters about their experiences.
I have been reading the posts on this website with interest and I would really appreciate it if I could talk to you in greater detail on the phone.
If you feel passionately about your train journeys - if your are frustrated and angry, or if you are very happy about your experience with trains - please email me to arrange a time to talk
My email: trainsandrail2009@googlemail.com
Many thanks,
Jessica
How did the program go?
I've found it more irritating since the December 2009 timetable change. The 7.59 from Swindon to London has been made the 7.58. Not much of a change on face value, but it used to stop at Didcot Parkway and Reading, bow it's straight through to Paddington which means that those wanting to go to Didcot, Reading or connections from those have to get an earlier or later train, and my usual one in the morning is busier as a result.
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