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All across the Great Western territory / Your rights and redress / Re: Taking a wheelchair on a train
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on: October 03, 2015, 20:49:30
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I was wondering about taking a folded, transit wheelchair (with small wheels) but where would it be stowed on a GWR▸ high speed train or Cross Country voyager? We don't need, and wouldn't want to deprive anyone of, the designated wheelchair space.
Wheelchair users, using this kind of chair, can travel in the designated wheelchair spaces. However, it is advisory to make a reservation. A good way to book assistance is either via the GWR website or via Passenger Assist. www.passenger-assist.orgEdit note: Quote marks fixed, for clarity. CfN. |
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Journey by Journey / Cross Country services / Re: Cross Country catering
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on: October 01, 2015, 22:47:16
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All this seems like a world apart from my local XC▸ service, operated by Class 170 units, where catering is not provided.
As far as I'm aware, there is an at-seat service on those trains. I know that the catering finishes at around 20:00 on Crosscountry. What time did you travel? Edited by Brucey to fix the quotes |
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Railway Lost Property issues - ongoing discussion, merged posts
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on: October 01, 2015, 00:33:03
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In most station, even up to quite large ones, nobody is specifically employed to deal with lost property, it is just part of the job description of, for example, a member of platform dispatch staff. Of course there are costs involved, but only the very large stations have dedicated staff employed. Personally I feel a small charge is warranted for items and that charge should raise depending on how long the item has been kept (and its value), but to charge ^15 to pick up a brolley or bunch of keys is frankly absurd and fortunately the TOCs▸ think so to.
How much would you charge for small items and how much would you charge for large/designer items like laptops and tablets? No doubt you Pen-Pad would find a way to criminalise losing property on the railway and charge accordingly. I find that question uncalled for. I know many of us (myself included) had good cause to disagree with the posters view on another subject. But to effectively raise the issue again, on a completely different topic, and in response to a perfectly reasonable question, seems to be goading Penz - Pad to respond. It was a statement, not a question. Deliberately flippant and one I stand by. And one I hope Pen-Pad responds to. Every little bit of information that can be gleaned from his postings is information that can prove (or more likely) disprove his bona fides. I'm not going to respond just so you can put me on your 'Kicked my cat' Twitter thingy. |
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Railway Lost Property issues - ongoing discussion, merged posts
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on: September 30, 2015, 21:35:56
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In most station, even up to quite large ones, nobody is specifically employed to deal with lost property, it is just part of the job description of, for example, a member of platform dispatch staff. Of course there are costs involved, but only the very large stations have dedicated staff employed. Personally I feel a small charge is warranted for items and that charge should raise depending on how long the item has been kept (and its value), but to charge ^15 to pick up a brolley or bunch of keys is frankly absurd and fortunately the TOCs▸ think so to.
How much would you charge for small items and how much would you charge for large/designer items like laptops and tablets? |
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