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Northern trains

Disgusting feck on for such a short journey. Im only about 19 miles from sland, theres a direct bus yet it takes about 90 bastard minutes!
Well, reporting back on bus situation - wasnt that bad actually!
Got off at Peterlee TC on way there, jesus its an absolute dump like, makes Stockton look like Covent Garden!
Didnt have time to get to wetherspoons as kids wanted subway and no pubs next to bus station would let kids in (didnt even realise in this day and age this was still a thing!)
1127 left Norton, arrived Sunderland 1330
Way back a lot busier leaving sunderland, but got off at Dalton park instead to grab a family friendly pint in that pub..
£12 family day ticket as well, so not expensive.
Train still a lot easier like, but I wouldnt be put off if had to do it again
2 hours to get to the town 😄 it's so bad isn't it?
 

If you have valid tickets for the last train and they cancel it then demand a taxi home from Northern. They legally have to, it's part of the ticket rules or provide accomodation for the night.

It's quite unknown.
I'd have even less confidence in a northern taxi turning up then I would a northern train.
 
If you have valid tickets for the last train and they cancel it then demand a taxi home from Northern. They legally have to, it's part of the ticket rules or provide accomodation for the night.

It's quite unknown.
Easier said than done, when most stations are unmanned. I remember doing that back in the day under nationalisation, taxi from Carlisle to Newcastle, driver even asked if I wanted to stop at the fish shop on the way back. Firms like GC are mickey mouse outfits, where one staff goes sick and they are fooked, only rail company I know of, who wouldn't accept my mates ex railway employee rail permit. said it wasn't valid on their trains, even though it is part of a national agreement, he got his MP involved and got it sorted, cheeky gets.
 
2 coaches back on the 7pm - squashed in like sardines, some older blokes that were already on train got off it was that bad.
There was at least 10 in the toilet FFS, had to wait at one stop for someone to use toilet everyone had to get out/off train :evil:
Grim.
Was late getting up and was on the 1240, only 2 carriages as well and standing room only from Hartlepool as usual, and no-one could get on at Seaham.
Standard matchday for Northern Rail tho eh
 
2 coaches back on the 7pm - squashed in like sardines, some older blokes that were already on train got off it was that bad.
There was at least 10 in the toilet FFS, had to wait at one stop for someone to use toilet everyone had to get out/off train :evil:
Grim.
Was late getting up and was on the 1240, only 2 carriages as well and standing room only from Hartlepool as usual, and no-one could get on at Seaham.
Standard matchday for Northern Rail tho eh
Fecking morons. I hate them.

Planning on train next week.
 
2 coaches back on the 7pm - squashed in like sardines, some older blokes that were already on train got off it was that bad.
There was at least 10 in the toilet FFS, had to wait at one stop for someone to use toilet everyone had to get out/off train :evil:
Grim.
Was late getting up and was on the 1240, only 2 carriages as well and standing room only from Hartlepool as usual, and no-one could get on at Seaham.
Standard matchday for Northern Rail tho eh
Yep, I was on that one!
When the Toilet door opened there was about half a dozen people stood in there! 😳🤣
 
2 coaches back on the 7pm - squashed in like sardines, some older blokes that were already on train got off it was that bad.
There was at least 10 in the toilet FFS, had to wait at one stop for someone to use toilet everyone had to get out/off train :evil:
Grim.
Was late getting up and was on the 1240, only 2 carriages as well and standing room only from Hartlepool as usual, and no-one could get on at Seaham.
Standard matchday for Northern Rail tho eh
Disgraceful that. Worth an email/message to Northern for sure. You’ll probably only get an apology from them like. Cowboys.
 
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