Max Laverack

Town planner, urbanist and fan of sustainable public transport. Yorkshireman in Wales.

[Max Laverack @TheLaverack]

@GNRailUK Thanks, we are now on the move. Shame this couldn't have been announced on the station PA or the train. Lots of people got off and went to another platform as they thought this train was cancelled!

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@GNRailUK Is there any update for passengers sitting on the 2239 Kings X - Kings Lynn, which isn't moving? No information has been provided about what is happening.

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@LynneMiles Or both!! Sounds great, I'm going away today for a couple of weeks, back Oct 24th so let's set something up when I'm back. Will be good to catch up!

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Is there any wonder Cambridge buses are broken when @Stagecoach_East won't even honour a ticket bought on a bus of a different number? Despite no PR4 coming due to traffic gridlock, and 13 going right past the Park and Ride, driver would not accept my ticket. This makes no sense!

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@LynneMiles Ahh Lynne great to hear from you! Sorry to subject you to my whiney tweet about buses 😂. I've lived just outside Cambridge since March, Meghan got a job at AZ. Are you living up here or do you travel in?

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@JimSwidenbank @oofing_berry @tfwrail @transport_wales What about all the trains and crew who aren't stuck north of Caerphilly? Couldn't they have run Penarth and Barry shuttles? I understand why there's disruption but there appears to be no contingency plan for the Vale lines when there are problems in the valleys...

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Thanks @northernassist for holding the connection at Hull last night between the Sheffield train and the last service to Bridlington, given all of the issues the network is facing at the moment, credit where credit is due! The staff on both trains couldn't have been more helpful.

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@Hull_Trains Thanks Marc. Not a great advert for the railways is it, given the terrible disruption being experienced by passengers on a regular basis. I think next time I will just pick her up by car.

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@Hull_Trains Despite allowing a long buffer, my poor wife has been delayed 2 hours 45 mins on her inbound flight to Heathrow and is likely to miss your 11.48 from King's Cross today. She has an advance ticket. Will she be allowed to take the next Hull Trains service?

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@Hull_Trains That's good to hear Chloe. Not sure about the coaches but most people will probably not be willing to take the gamble when the last train is 21:00. I do have some sympathy when @LNER act so unreasonably, in breach of the Cs of C, especially when they are funded by the taxpayer!

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@Hull_Trains Appalling service. Once upon a time this used to be a service the city could be proud of, but potentially leaving passengers stranded at London is pretty awful. What about people who can't afford to pay the £67 cost of a new ticket? Will the original ticket be refunded too?

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@tfwrail No worries, I see that this ticket is now on sale from Crewe.

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Hello @tfwrail - do you have any plans to release advance tickets for the 2105 Crewe-Cardiff service on Nov 17? I notice this has been retimed at late notice due to engineering works and I've been waiting to book a ticket for a while now.

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@GWRHelp Will you be releasing any advance tickets for travel on Wed 9 Nov now the strike has been cancelled?

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@tfwrail @LlyrPowell How about Monday 7th - can we expect a normal service, specifically on the Penarth line?

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@GWRHelp @c_helena7 I have exactly the same problem now. The login page seems to have changed recently and that seems to be my issue, I can't get past it. It usually worked pretty reliably for me in the past!

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@WestJet Thanks for a great flight yesterday (Weds 29th) on WS4 LGW-YYZ. The crew were nothing but friendly and attentive - a credit to your firm. PLEASE just consider hiring more well-trained staff at LGW check-in area, it could have been better!

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@FirstBSA Might want to speak with drivers on Airport Flyer. Driver not aware that the bus is scheduled to call at Redcliffe Way R4. Flew past but thankfully stopped after it was clear 5 people were waiting. He said "not my stop"...your app and stop signage suggests it stops.

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@tfwrail Wanted to check if this statement on your website is still accurate, or whether you plan to sell advances for longer horizons soon? "Please note that due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, Advance tickets can currently only be purchased up to 6 weeks in advance."

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@VOGCouncil @Matthew35690266 The last working day of the month has now passed. Did you meet your deadline? Given the silence on your Twitter I'm guessing not...