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Commuter spy - succession of extra, seasonal...

March 25 2014 , Written by Ola Fagbohun Published on #TrainTravelUK, #Train, #Rail, #Humour

Commuter spy - succession of extra, seasonal announcements into the Tannoy system. #TrainTravelUK http://t.co/DNsbHBAVFl Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler) March 25, 2014 As I stood there on the chilly platform last week, I was bombarded with helpful suggestions....

Two fingers to the Easter weather forecasts, I'm off to the seaside

March 31 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Bournemouth, #Brighton, #coach, #day trips, #Easter, #Hastings, #London, #National Express, #Ola Fagbohun, #Ondolady, #rail, #seaside, #stlyishly cheap travel, #train, #travel, #Travel News, #weather, #weather forecasts

I am poo-pooing the weather forecast of torrential rain and gale force winds this Easter to spend the Easter holidays at the seaside; Bournemouth, Hastings and Brighton to be exact. Many nay-sayers said I was crazy, "why waste the Easter break being miserable,...

Train operators - as greedy as bankers!

October 4 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #administration fees, #Department for Transport, #First Great Western, #London Paddington, #London Paddington station, #Ola Fagbohun, #Oxford, #rail, #Rail transport, #refund, #train fares, #train tickets, #Transport, #Travel News

My blood is boiling. Why? Train operator, First Great Western. It's bad enough that I can rarely find any of the cheap advance tickets despite booking up to 14 days in advance, but today I have been a victim of another of their scams - the administrative...