R.I.P NXEA: My nemesis, foe and now dead train operator/virus
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by Tommy Trainrage under greater anglia, NXEA, NXEA delays |
National Express East Anglia – those familiar four words that clubbed together were usually spat in hate by me and other train users – is no more. The Dutch have arrived. It is now called ‘Greater Anglia,’ after being taken over by the company with a hard-to-say name, Abellio (which sounds like a cross between…
Why spend £33bn on a new train line when the money should be spent improving existing lines?
| January 20, 2012 | HS2, NXEA, traage, train price hikes |
TfL responds to my complaint – some 41 days later
| December 20, 2011 | complain, Jubilee Line, tfl complaint, tfl hate |
Why does a little ‘snow’ cause havoc on the train network?
| December 16, 2011 | blog, complain, tfl hate, traage |
How many times can a door not close on one Circle Line journey?
| December 12, 2011 | blog, circle line, complain, tfl hate |
I paid £239 for a ticket from London to Leeds and was treated like scum
| December 7, 2011 | Posted by Tommy Trainrage under complain, East Coast, guest blog, traage |
Occasionally, I receive e-mails from Train Rage readers and have to rub my eyes in astonishment. This e-mail I received from Val, who wrote a letter complaining to NXEA and its poor service back in October, was no exception. She was charged £239 to go from London to Leeds, a price that is astronomical to…
Millions of public transport users do have a life at the weekend
| December 4, 2011 | Posted by Tommy Trainrage under blog, c2c, complain, NXEA, traage, tube, weekend engineering works |
I am sick of having to plan my weekend around track closures and bus replacement services. Has it always been just THIS bad? I work pretty much every other weekend, sometimes a Saturday, sometimes a Sunday. Regardless, it will mean at least an extra half an hour on my journey there and back. And I…
Complaint letter to TfL: The expensive riverboat adventure
| November 7, 2011 | Posted by Tommy Trainrage under blog, complain, Jubilee Line, Oyster card, traage, tube |
On Friday I was on my way to a show at the O2 Arena with a colleague. After the Jubilee Line decided to grind to a halt, we were redirected via the DLR and a riverboat. Oh, a lovely Friday night boat journey I hear you cry. No, the journey from High Street Kensington took…
Guest blog #11: My ‘sick’ ride on the Circle Line
| November 3, 2011 | Posted by Tommy Trainrage under guest blog, night train, traage, tube |
People on late night transportation, don’t you just hate them. You can be drunk and still manage to act like a sensible human being around others in such a close-knit environment – yet others around you manage to act like total animals. A few weeks ago, I saw a man slumped asleep on the Jubilee…
Guest blog #10: The wicked witches of National Express East Anglia
| October 31, 2011 | Posted by Tommy Trainrage under complain, guest blog, NXEA, traage |
Getting a seat on the train is imperative if you are on a journey which is longer than 20 minutes. After all, many commuters have paid an arm-and-leg for the service and just want to relax with a book or just have a good old fashioned nap. On Friday, I received a text message from…
