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Northern Rail

Post by Claretforshaw » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:27 pm

First Saturday match of the season and the 17.38 train back to Rochdale and Manchester Victoria cancelled. Northern Rail is a joke.
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by pushpinpussy » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:31 pm

if that's your only worry in life then id be embarrassed

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Claretforshaw » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:41 pm

No it’s not, I have many other worries in life but Northern Rail just adds to them. Having waited an hour for the next train, they have just announced it is delayed due to congestion even though the one before was cancelled !! Last season this kind of disruption was happening on a regular basis.
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:42 pm

Trains in general are annoying. What's the next available train after that?

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:42 pm

Catch a bus.....or a plane ;)

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by theroyaldyche » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:43 pm

Support a proper team
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Imploding Turtle » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:44 pm

Claretforshaw wrote:First Saturday match of the season and the 17.38 train back to Rochdale and Manchester Victoria cancelled. Northern Rail is a joke.
Our rail service is a ******* joke. But until we vote for change we're never going to get a good rail service.
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by yTib » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:45 pm

pushpinpussy wrote:if that's your only worry in life then id be embarrassed
arsehole post.
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Claretforshaw » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:47 pm

The next train would be an hour later but the delayed one should be here shortly so I will only be about an hour and 20mins late .... again !!

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:49 pm

Claretforshaw wrote:The next train would be an hour later but the delayed one should be here shortly so I will only be about an hour and 20mins late .... again !!
A pint in the pub it is then! :)

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by mybloodisclaret » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:18 pm

I think it's fair to say the poster has the right to expect to get home.
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:29 pm

How they are still allowed to operate the services is unbelievable. If it was down south there would be hell to pay and they would have been ousted by now
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by tybfc » Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:26 am

Cleveleys_claret wrote:How they are still allowed to operate the services is unbelievable. If it was down south there would be hell to pay and they would have been ousted by now
I got the 22:40 back from Manchester Victoria to Accrington tonight which thankfully was one of the few running.

The two before it to Bolton and and Blackburn had both been cancelled and there were delays right, left and centre.

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Duffer_ » Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:33 am

yTib wrote:arsehole post.
No need to be so specific. The word "post" is totally unnecessary.

UTC!
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Woodleyclaret » Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:57 am

Often the rail franchises rotater on drivers on their days off and then suprise surprise have no drivers hence cancellations

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Spike » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:53 am

The1705 from Manny Rd was also cancelled not that I wanted it just saying

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by turfytopper » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:53 am

pushpinpussy wrote:if that's your only worry in life then id be embarrassed
You obviously don't travel back on the 17.38

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by turfytopper » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:55 am

next Saturday I am on the 18:21 back to Leeds/London and the south coast. That better run or I'm £ucjed

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Danieljwaterhouse » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:59 am

pushpinpussy wrote:if that's your only worry in life then id be embarrassed
If your only way to channel your arseholeness is to clickbait a fellow poster then I’d be embarrassed.

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by DAVETHEVICAR » Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:03 pm

turfytopper, I am also on the 18-21 back to Leeds/ Doncaster/ Lincoln am also hoping it is not cancelled.

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by elwaclaret » Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:12 pm

I honestly don’t rely on trains anymore unless I have an overnight stay and a couple of days spare to make sure I’m not in a rush to get home. Worse than pathetic our northern network... it isn’t just NR, but they are in the top 3 nationally without doubt.

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Re: Northern Rail

Post by ICL » Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:21 pm

The route that gets cancelled the most is Southport to Blackburn, which goes through Manchester Victoria and Burnley Manchester Road; it’s due to lack of drivers. The Leeds to Blackpool route is prioritised more, so you should be ok going to and from Leeds...maybe!
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Re: Northern Rail

Post by Billy Balfour » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:00 pm

Chris Grayling was Secretary of State for Transport for 3 years from July 2016 to July 2019. Just saying.

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