UpGoFundMe - Avanti West Coast

[GrumpyLegacyFan]

Any other London-based Blues up for chucking in a few quid to try and buy Avanti and run a proper fucking rail line?

Timetables released half an hour before the day of travel, trains cancelled if a day has the letter 'D' in it, latest train back to London for midweek games leaves at 5pm, wifi onboard generated by gerbils, buffet car open only between Macclesfield and Stockport with and one stale sandwich on offer. Etc, etc, etc...and I am not even getting involved in the drivers pay thing too.

No trains for the game tomorrow - no return for the game in Saturday. M1 & M6 now on average 5 hours. I know I should live in god's greatest City and then just complain about the Metro - but I have had enough....

 

[RP2]

Ask the red lot how they manage to get up here and back in their thousands every week?

 

[Mon Autre]

It's scandalous how long this has been going on for now. I'm also london based and it's causing me a lot of problems. My family are in Rochdale so I'm lucky that I can go to Halifax or Brighouse instead. If you want to go straight into Manchester you can travel to Crewe and change there but it's adding over an hour to the journey.

 

[Norbiton]

Never thought I’d be missing Virgin, but they were a hundred times better

 

[berryblue]

Never thought I’d be missing Virgin, but they were a hundred times better

On the East Coast line there's competition between rail companies.
On the West Coast Avanti have a monopoly unless you do split ticketing and that takes up to 5 hours. Bring back Virgin to run 50% of the services and the competition should bring down the prices.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

They still haven't refunded me for the strike day at the start of August either. Sadly the options are limited. A journey up the East Coast with LNER, who are pretty good, then brings you into contact with Transpennine Express or Northern, both of whom suck big donkey dangles almost as badly as Avanti

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Not surprising as TPE and Avanti are both owned by First Group

 

[Manchester33]

If I was based down there, I'd think about organising a coach instead. I know it's not as convenient, but at least you can get home after the game.

 

[manchester blue]

Avanti are twats. Absolutely woeful twats.

 

[GrumpyLegacyFan]

If I was based down there, I'd think about organising a coach instead. I know it's not as convenient, but at least you can get home after the game.

Im absolutely up for that - if any other London-based Blues are? (cheaper than buying Avanti)...