We spent a few days in London the other day, and were pleasantly surprised to find that not only was our train from York to London running on time, but every surburban train we caught in London departed and arrived exactly on schedule. Our six-year year old grandson enjoyed riding on the London Underground ("The Tube") and was quite disappointed when he saw daylight 
again.Our train back from London Kings Cross to York was non-stop and did the journey in 105 minutes, i.e., an average speed of 114 mph. A Scottish businessman was sitting on a seat behind me conducting a prolonged conversation on his cellphone; he started the call immediately we left Kings Cross, which was a stupid thing to do because there are at least five longish tunnels as you leave London on the East Coast main line, so his conversation was constantly interspersed with "Can you hear me? .. can you hear me?" followed by long pauses, only to be repeated again at the next tunnel.
Anyway, as a result of our recent travels I should like to thank and congratulate National Express Trains and South West Trains on their efficient and pleasant service.
2 comments:
I guess they must have been having a good day, wish we could say that about 1st Great Western Railway. It’s the worst train Co in the UK. Some of the nightmares I could tell you. Last year, more than 500 passengers signed an e-petition on the 10 downing street website demanding that it be stripped of its right to carry passengers. Founded in 1833, time to retire old timer.
That's bad, Train Spotter .. perhaps they could re-word the franchise agreement granting them the right to carry cattle.
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