UK's Worst........Journeys

XPTE · Post by **XPTE** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:53 pm

Tonight at 9:30 on BBC1. Including the bus that leaves but never comes back, and the 15 mile bus journey that can take 9 hours.

Worth a watch. Might have one or two train journeys included in the line-up too.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:02 pm

Probably Denton station - train that leaves and never comes back!

spartacus · Post by **spartacus** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:24 pm

It just sounds like another media excuse for rail/public transport bashing.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:32 pm

Well it's a great series

! Last week was the UKs worst public toilet!!!!! Do we really need to know that???

anamorph · Post by **anamorph** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 5:14 pm

ANY journey on a first bus in the west lothian/edinburgh area.

anamorph · Post by **anamorph** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 5:14 pm

OH...
and any journey in glasgow. (unless it's in an armoured vehicle)

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:50 pm

Central TArins is on it now......

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 11:59 pm

UK's worst rail journey must be a 175 from birmingham to holyhead.

XPTE · Post by **XPTE** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:59 am

Did anyone see the programme? I was most amused by that report about the Wallace Arnold holiday an OAP from Battle booked to go just 15 miles away to Eastbourne. Little did she know that she had to travel on a Wallace Arnold coach to some inter-junction pickup point somewhere in Hertfordshire, then get on another coach to travel all the way back down to Eastbourne. A journey time of 9 hours! What a joke. No surprise there to see that they got voted the worst journey award.

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:17 am

Deltic2002 wrote:Did anyone see the programme? I was most amused by that report about the Wallace Arnold holiday an OAP from Battle booked to go just 15 miles away to Eastbourne. Little did she know that she had to travel on a Wallace Arnold coach to some inter-junction pickup point somewhere in Hertfordshire, then get on another coach to travel all the way back down to Eastbourne. A journey time of 9 hours! What a joke. No surprise there to see that they got voted the worst journey award.

That was in the local newspaper ages ago (Eastbourne Hearld).
She should of been informed by the travel agent that you change coaches en-route.

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:49 am

The worst journey is probably any journey being done in a pa*er

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Zackybong1 · Post by **Zackybong1** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:31 am

spartacus wrote:It just sounds like another media excuse for rail/public transport bashing.

In an age where the consumer comes last in the pecking order it is precisiely this kind of high profile naming and shaming that we need from public service broadcasting.

spartacus · Post by **spartacus** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:36 pm

Except that they go boo-hiss at everything, 5 yr old style! Besides, even if the consumer does come last, they are obviosly getting an acceptable product; The CONSUME IT!

Zackybong1 · Post by **Zackybong1** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:12 pm

Yes, well, I don't really agree with that.

Usually its through lack of choice, and companies paying lip service to customer care but the reality is that profits and shareholders are mighty stronger motivators for company directors.

The staff, usually well meaning at first are then either brainwashed with company flannel or, for the stubborn ones, threatened into submission.

slipdigby · Post by **slipdigby** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:58 pm

salopiangrowler wrote:UK's worst rail journey must be a 175 from birmingham to holyhead.

Your reasons being?