Originally Posted by
pipster
After the Southampton experience - my advice - never use the railways again for anything. Let them go on strike, P off their customers and let them lose money as a consequence. Will always be the coach or car.
We recently went from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria - fair enough - it took a bit longer but that was fine - and it was a lot cheaper.
They have been on stroke for years it seems - with most people able to work from home to avoid a commute or use a coach, the strike action is no longer effective.
Like with all industries - you need to adapt to change or youre dead.