Does anyone else have any experience of Grand Central trains?
Used to get a DIRECT service (two stops then fast to London Kings X) from my old town Pontefract in West Yorkshire.
Formidable service, free tea/coffee at your table and strikingly decorated trains. Only three services a day, but...
I always thought Ernest WAS just a comedy troll who POSTED nonsense in this STYLE.
Seeing him hold together a cogent argument is completely breaking character.
The government released them from their contractual obligation due to the huge losses they were making.
They were making huge losses due to a number of reasons, such as overpaying for the contract in the first place, fines due to persistent late running and cancellations, high ticket prices...
Cheers
Also, people are confusing "long haul" services with local providers.
I can only think of one provider being so absolutely broken and shit that they are literally incompetent; when National Express "ran" the main London Kings X/Edinburgh line. Thank **** GNER got it back. I think they...
Just to add I lived in Denmark for about a year, around 9 years ago now.
Only got the train around 20 times, Odense to Copenhagen, and it wasn't late or delayed once. I was travelling off peak times however, and the trains are quite pricey from what I remember.
The biggest difference was the...