Cross Country

[Tony]

Hourly Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads (southbound only) and Plymouth to Edinburgh (northbound only) will be stopping at Worcestershire Parkway station from the May timetable change.

That's brilliant, because splitting tickets at Worcestershire Parkway to the West Country saves a fortune, so no need to change onto the Cardiffs at Cheltenham

[markcf83]

That's brilliant, because splitting tickets at Worcestershire Parkway to the West Country saves a fortune, so no need to change onto the Cardiffs at Cheltenham

Wonder what the cost of doing Cardiff to Brum by train doing split ticketing will be. Something to investigate. 

[Tony]

Wonder what the cost of doing Cardiff to Brum by train doing split ticketing will be. Something to investigate.

Won't make a difference to Cardiff.

[Bob]

Are there any other train companies that travel New St to Derby so i don't have to use this woefully inadequate company? Every single time ive used them the overcrowding and under capacity is horrific. Trains are pretty minging too

[Tony]

Are there any other train companies that travel New St to Derby so i don't have to use this woefully inadequate company? Every single time ive used them the overcrowding and under capacity is horrific. Trains are pretty minging too

No

[Bob]

No

Crikey.

I think theyve been voted worst operator in the UK

[Stu]

Crikey.

I think theyve been voted worst operator in the UK

I'm not surprised! For the prices they charge for tickets, the 'passenger experience' is woefully underwhelming.

But it's not just CrossCountry - other train operators are having the same issues with shortage of available carriages as well as staff/crew shortages, see also West Midlands Trains and Transport For Wales.