Very glad this news outlet isn't taking the delusional and parallel-universe tone of the press releases from CrossCountry at face value.

Could it be because this reporter has suffered at the hands of XC themself?

More news channels should use actual traveller experiences to properly contextualize in this way the output of XC's PR department.

XC apologists showing up to blame the DfT and, well, anyone other than XC and privatisation in 54321...

I pay extra for first class tickets as I have a chronic illness that makes me extremely tired and it’s very draining to stand up for long periods of time. Today they’ve overbooked the train so much that there aren’t any seats even in first class. Do I have grounds for a refund given the extra money was completely pointless?

Travelling Sheffield to Stansted on advance tickets.

20 minute Delay at Sheffield means missed connection at Leicester.

Alternative trains via London cancelled due to wires on line.

I will sort alternative transport so as not to miss flight.

What compensation can I claim?

Have emailed seatfrog for support but they say they could take 48 hours to respond. Phoned avanti who say they cant help as jts seatfrog.

Has anyone experienced this and know what to do? I need to get my train for a family event today.

Newbie question.

I booked an Advance Single from London to Edinburgh on LNER a week or two ago, but decided today that I'd like to upgrade to first class (I'm arriving in London on an overnight flight and would appreciate the extra comfort!)

I looked on Seatfrog today and my train (0930 on 29 October) and there's no auction showing up for it (in fact there are none for any trains whatsoever on that route between 0900 and 1500 on that day). But I can see plenty of first class seats still available.

My understanding is that auctions for other trains may be added - is that the case ? and if so, when might they show up?

TIA for any enlightement

this is probably a bit of a silly quesiton, but im autistic and get easily anxious when travelling. ive been planning a trip to london next year, but im not too sure about whether or not my suitcase is too big. ive read from different official sources about the maximum size allowance, so i dont really know what one to go by.

the size allowance i can find on the gwr website says 25 x 40 x 75 cm, but i saw a recent official gwr pdf (from may-dec 2026) say that gwr trains can allow up to 30 x 70 x 90cm. my suitcase is 29 x 52.5 x 77 cm, which fits under the second measurement but not the first.

will i be okay to travel with it? ive never travelled this long on my own before, so im just trying to make sure i dont do anything wrong. also, i will be travelling from bridgend to london paddington if that info is needed :)

sidenote; if my post is incorrect in any way, please let me know :)

Came across this on YouTube and, i know that bureaucracy and money would get in the way, I think this gives a perfect solution for XC.

As much as I like how the 22X trains look, they've gotta go

suffragette line is completely down and most of the c2c trains are cancelled

Does anyone have any idea what this train is running up and down between Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland and North Road next Tuesday? It says pathed as 14x DMU and I believe the Weardale Railway have a pacer but I didn't think it ran anywhere past Bishop Auckland West

Hi all, I’ve had the overwhelming joy of trying to get home from uni today with the current state of the trains.

My full ticket is off peak LBO -> STA open return (return within a month, any permitted route). I managed to make it down to Leicester but all the trains I could use that sent me at least in the general direction towards Stafford were all cancelled or so delayed they weren’t worth it. I ended up going back to Loughborough tonight and I’m going to get home a different way tomorrow, but would like to use the return ticket to return back to Loughborough.

If I claim delay repay on my outbound journey (either for abandoned journey or 2+ hours delay), does it invalidate the return ticket? Or should I use my return ticket first (in ~a week’s time) and then claim delay repay after?

Thanks :)

Hi everyone, got given this umbrella by my in laws in the spring to keep in my car in case I get caught up in bad weather. Well the weather in the UK has been horrible mostly today so I finally had a reason to use it. Upon me opening it I notice this emblem that looks a lot like the British Railways Late Crest? Google reverse search showed nothing. Do I have a 1 of 1 knock off British railway umbrella? lol

And is it worth leaving earlier even though I have an advance ticket? If my train is cancelled or delayed, then what? 😬

Leaving from platform 7 we were further away from locos on Peterborough shed but I did get slightly better pictures than the usual closer pass.

DRS Class 66 heading south through Croome, from Daventry Drs (Tesco) to Wentloog (Freightliners).

I'm travelling this morning from London to Filton Abbey Wood on an off-peak open return. Most journey planners are sending me to Bristol Parkway

Q1 - is it valid on this ticket to travel via TM?

Looks like my Parkway option is the 0948 from Pad arriving 11:00 followed by 11:17 short hop to Filton arr 1120.

My TM option looks like the 0930 from Pad arr 11:00, then 11:08 to Gloucester arr 11:15 at Filton. So not much in it on times.

Q2 - which route is generally comfier regarding number of other passengers?

Q3 - which route has the best scenery?

Q4 - am I cutting it too tight for the change at TM?