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Northern trains


hank williams said:
Actually not true

Towards the end of last season they regularly had four carriages on after 30 years of
Traveling with them thought they'd seen the light even last week for the friendly match they had 4 on
Then back to their usual shitty self how much revenue they must lose on Saturday must be staggering
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This. I get the four carriage train from Egton. Change at Middlesbrough and it’s a crappy two carriages. Absolutely rammed.
 
Zimba said:
Where you getting these trains from?

I respect people want more trains but my local line (Northumberland Line) is having cancellations all the time lately due to lack of trains. I'm surprised any are doubled up today tbh.
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Surely it’s incredibly easy to get hold of train carriages in 2025? Or at least produce them.
 
0321safc said:
Surely it’s incredibly easy to get hold of train carriages in 2025? Or at least produce them.
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There's nothing around, pretty much, for Diesel trains like. The MP's and councillers are all pushing for doubled up trains up here every Sunday as it can't cope either and they can't even do that, and that's a Sunday. Complete mess really. God knows what happens when the other 3 stations open as it's struggling as it is.
 
Rossi said:
Has anyone actually logged a complaint with northern , highlighting the problem ?
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Think there’s replies from Northern in this thread. It’s just lip service in their replies 'Apologies but we are using all rolling stock available, lack of crew etc'

If you complain you’ll get a complimentary pass, if you get one, leave the dates blank and you can ride several journeys for free!

I doubt many people north of billingham pay anyway. The trains are normally that rammed the conductor doesn’t come around. If my ticket doesn’t get checked before Billingham, it rarely ever does
 
SAFCTEES said:
Think there’s replies from Northern in this thread. It’s just lip service in their replies 'Apologies but we are using all rolling stock available, lack of crew etc'

If you complain you’ll get a complimentary pass, if you get one, leave the dates blank and you can ride several journeys for free!

I doubt many people north of billingham pay anyway. The trains are normally that rammed the conductor doesn’t come around. If my ticket doesn’t get checked before Billingham, it rarely ever does
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The service isn't fit for purpose like. A signalling fault delayed my train out of Sunderland by 2 or 3 minutes which meant that I missed my connection at Thornaby.

The issues with dangerous overcrowding caused by a shortage of carriages north bound will eventually put train stations like Horden and Seaham out of business, through no fault of their own.
 
YorkMackem said:
The service isn't fit for purpose like. A signalling fault delayed my train out of Sunderland by 2 or 3 minutes which meant that I missed my connection at Thornaby.

The issues with dangerous overcrowding caused by a shortage of carriages north bound will eventually put train stations like Horden and Seaham out of business, through no fault of their own.
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And we have been emailing them for years about this! They must lose a fortune due to people not paying as guards can’t get up and down the trains!
 
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