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Peter

@Inv_Pete

2 months

Again, Euston has died due to a power failure Again, the board which would be useful for clear passenger information is advertising only @OVOEnergy One of the worst decisions Network Rail has signed off. Looks shit for Ovo too.

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4 years

@samjstirling @MollieTowers I would absolutely love to know what that bloke is doing now

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3 months

Look how absolutely ridiculous this is. The 10:45 is open access Lumo. Pretty much same seats anyway. Insane pricing from LNER now they've got rid of the off-peak fares.

Every Last Station

@every_station

3 months

And so the Great East Coast Main Line Robbery continues!!! Them highlighted journeys two weeks ago would of cost you at most £87 ‼️ They now charging £101.70 for the exact journey ‼️ Now the off peak ticket doesn’t exist, they can charge whatever they want up to £193.90 ‼️…

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4 years

Wilko have turned their tills into card only self service by.... spinning the normal till screens around and making you do it yourself!! It's like a grown up checkout assistant game and it's hilarious 😂😂😂

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8 months

Oh bloody hell My train arrived 15mins early which meant I've had to pay 12.5% more for my ticket under their non-delay you-mustpay scheme 😧

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3 years

@marksandspencer @WHS_Carpet @AldiUK Ah this is off the mark. Thumbs down to m&s PR/legal team here.

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2 months

@robertjwhitney @OVOEnergy The small boards are the actual departure boards. The big board is only for advertising (and is where the old departure board used to be)

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10 months

Hmmm... I have work tomorrow and I seem to find myself in Fort William at 7pm. There's only one way to fix this.

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17 days

Don't worry @Eurostar , it's only been four years since you've stopped calling at Calais and Ebbsfleet. I'm sure you'll remove these from your calling patterns eventually. You just need a bit of time, don't you?

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10 months

Love FOI requests Attached is tickets sold at ticket offices for LNER in 2022 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Durham, Darlington, Wakefield Westgate, Retford, Newark Northgate and Grantham are scheduled to close under this govt scheme Let's look at the figures for the "least used"t

London North Eastern Railway

@LNER

10 months

LNER is proposing changes to the way it sells tickets and provides customer service at some of its stations. These proposals form part of plans to modernise the railway for our customers. For more information and how to feedback to these proposals visit:

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1 month

Oh wow, they've learnt!!! They've actually learnt something!!! (Photos not my own)

Peter

@Inv_Pete

2 months

Again, Euston has died due to a power failure Again, the board which would be useful for clear passenger information is advertising only @OVOEnergy One of the worst decisions Network Rail has signed off. Looks shit for Ovo too.

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9 months

Ticket office closures: TPE FOI request reveals that, of all the stations with ticket offices, they're used **more** than TVMs are - despite TVMs being available 24/7. Shows how much people trust machines to give them what they want at best price! ( @RMTunion / @TSSAunion )

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10 months

Sorry, how on EARTH are the new @nationalrailenq maps (left) better than the old ones?! This is flipping dreadful. Genuinely dreadful. I can't show passengers this 😅

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1 month

I bloody WISH the @CalSleeper had their London base in Kings Cross permanently. It'll be another like 10-15yrs til Euston can look and feel anything remotely like this

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@Inv_Pete

6 months

National Rail going back 54yrs for this update

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@Inv_Pete

11 months

Oh hello new Eurostar branding! Cafe metropol gone. The branding actually looks very very neat in person. It's not been replicated inside yet though!

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

POV: I spy the track heaters for the first time and get excited about it Spoiler of station

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Today is the last day of First Class on @LNRailway From tomorrow onwards, if you fancy a nice curtain and maybe a leather headrest, then you're welcome to sit in this area with your standard class ticket! Woohoo!

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

ERRR WHAT! Since when has @Seatfrog started charging admin fees for upgrades?! Upgrade their app so it's buggy as heck and then do a trainline on us. Lovely 😭

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@Inv_Pete

11 months

Great success! We have two trains on time right now 😎

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@Inv_Pete

3 months

I want nice trains in England please. I'll keep saying it - long trains with level boarding, family zones, restaurant car. Do a world of difference in how people view the railway and will create model shift.

DSB

@omDSB

3 months

De første passagervogne fra fremtidens flåde er ankommet til Danmark 🚋 Vi har endelig modtaget de første EC-passagervogne, som skal bruges i den den internationale togdrift på blandt andet ruterne fra København og Aarhus til Hamborg. Læs mere her 👉🏻

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@Inv_Pete

3 years

Rather enjoy this ex-Mothercare in Birmingham, removed "parenting" but haven't quite got round to removing the rest of it @soult

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7 months

No HS2 to Manchester. Awarded XC a 8 year no growth contract. So what exactly **is** their plan? Well obviously fuck all and wait for election next year for sommet to bloody happen.

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

I wanna see this in person!! A 170 is running an Edinburgh service (only as far as Birmingham) Think that'll be amusing to see on at the station alongside the departure boards

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

@elrchairman You on a bit of a blocking spree pal? Just accept that your company is completely and utterly wrong and sort it out.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

More new screens at Euston! Including a lovely panic countdown timer. Is that necessary? No. @NetworkRailEUS .

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

I've only been gone a week and Stone has had their departure boards updated!! Do agree with people, far too much information, far too much animation. Simpler and plainer is better.

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@Inv_Pete

9 months

It's time to do a thread!! Everything I love about Heide Park Resort, a merlin operated theme park in Germany. It's the bees knees.

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@Inv_Pete

4 months

@thewheatgerm Which one is you / would you prefer to be???

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

@Mark_J_Harper @HS2ltd Fully committed.. bar the Leeds leg. Bar the Euston bit. Bar the investment Manchester needs to make it work efficiently. Bar the chord....

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@Inv_Pete

5 years

@AndrewBloch Good effort in taking an image with no credit.

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@Inv_Pete

19 days

The most amount of fun you can have in a Theme Park!!!

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@Inv_Pete

4 months

@GarethDennis A reminder of what a train with more modern standards looks like when it hits a tree compared to that HST..

CrossCountry Trains

@CrossCountryUK

2 years

UPDATE: Our Voyager is looking a little worse for wear after having a battle with a tree at Kenilworth. Sorry if you're on board and we thank you for your patience. Services between Birmingham - Reading will divert via Solihull for the rest of the day. .

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

END OF AN ERA Nah I haven't been sacked yet. Instead, today is the last day I'm getting 1G00 (or the goo!) as tomorrow is its last day. As of Monday, I cannot get public transport to work on earlies, which is fantastic. Thanks DfT. It's been a G00d 5yrs. I'm g00na miss you

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1 year

Eyyyy!

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

How many slam doors does a 150/1 have?

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@Inv_Pete

11 months

Honestly, Parc Asterix operations are insanely impressive. 25 seconds from the point the restraint OPENS to dispatch. There's a screen in the corner that times down from 45 seconds and it rarely goes under 20 left. The baggage trolley is utterly brilliant too.

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@Inv_Pete

8 months

Ticket office in Bridgwater doing what ticket offices do best - and the sign shouts it nice and clear. Ticket office **and** information! #SaveOurTicketOffices @RMTunion @TSSAunion

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1 year

I think this must be the best theme park news article I've ever read 🤩🤩

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@Inv_Pete

9 months

Ticket office closures: LNER FOI request this time.. it reveals that, of all the stations with ticket offices, they're used **more** than TVMs are, apart from in Durham! Only York and King's Cross remain open. What about 14% of total tickets at Wakey? ( @RMTunion / @TSSAunion )

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

10 years ago we had quite a snowstorm at Towers. Spent the day clearing the snow just for it to snow again overnight and lay the same amount down. Had a huge rides snowball fight in thirteens queue. Absolute highlight of working in rides there.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Sly dig there - but correct. LNER (and East Coast in general) have opened up bookings for far longer than other routes. Others should be copying the ECML, not potentially reducing the time frame.

David Horne

@DavidHorne

1 year

At @LNER we've invested in technology so that our customers can check times and book tickets up to 6 months in advance. The regulator @railandroad is seeking views on proposed industry-wide changes to provide timetables 8 weeks before travel 👇 Consultation closes on 23 May

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1 year

"Passenger surveys consistently show that on-train wi-fi is low on their list of priorities". Yeah, after their train actually running and actually having a seat. I flipping DETEST this govt and the next 12 months can't come quick enough.

Train wi-fi at risk as part of cost-cutting move

The government says wi-fi is not a priority for passengers, but one expert claims trains could lose custom.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

These look nice. Currently undergoing testing at Stafford. @RailwaySymmetry

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

Just popped into Glasgow Central and heard a familiar sound... The superior traction is here!! Also visited the ticket office and got very angry with @CalSleeper as they have availability tonight so I had no choice but to book myself a sleeper tonight 😠😁

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@Inv_Pete

8 months

@Mark_J_Harper How much are you paid, Mark? Have you had a pay rise in the past 4 years which kept the same terms and conditions for you?

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@Inv_Pete

9 months

Glad to see Wales doesn't need proper ride area fencing!!!

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

Also the park is looking GOOOOOD! Amazing what you can do with just a bit of investment in **permanent lighting**!!!!

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@Inv_Pete

19 days

About to go on the most insane attraction ever and I am LIVING FOR IT

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

A bit of a night time read

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@Inv_Pete

3 months

This is cute! Not seen the frogs dressed up before (Photos @ThemeParkGuide )

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

The reopening was such a success that they've decided to demolish it again for another go

Alton Towers Resort

@altontowers

2 months

Calling all Nemesis Reborn fans! ❤️ Stay tuned tomorrow as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic ride with some exciting news 👀

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

@Peston What the hell, Peston. Don't stoke flames by saying "may be" - get proof prior or don't say it at all. Absolutely awful journalism designed to cause more issues. You're a disgrace.

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@Inv_Pete

6 months

There's a reason I stopped being a Phalanx operative back in 2013. Some say it's because I introduced a kettle into baggage hold. But it was actually because the Phalanx are an utterly incompetent organisation, as seen here!!!

Alton Towers Resort

@altontowers

6 months

As chaos ensues, have the Phalanx finally lost control? Watch until the end. We dare you. Back with a vengeance, 2024. Sign up now:

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@Inv_Pete

5 years

Went past a Woolworths earlier. Looking a tiny bit shabby considering it's been closed for over ten years now, but still in a better state than some @WHSmith stores.

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@Inv_Pete

3 months

Someone's posted a very cool post on the Alton Towers Past group on fb and my favourite bit is.... ...48 marketing personnel at towers! Forty eight!!! Wowwwww those are different times!

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

50,090 tickets divided by 2951 hours is 17.3 tickets per hour sold. That's a ticket every 3 and a half minutes, on average That's quite busy wouldn't you say? And that's the quietest station on their network for ticket sales.

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@Inv_Pete

3 months

TWENTY FOUR DAYS OF SCAREFEST Every single day from Friday 11 Oct until 3rd Nov. Impressive

Alton Towers Resort

@altontowers

3 months

The countdown is on...Are you ready to discover extraordinary from 16th March? 🎢✨ Experiences a season of thrilliant adventures featuring all-new additions and returning favourites 🤩 Secure your 2024 visit now 👉

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@Inv_Pete

11 months

@DLPReport Good. Let's hope DLP actually start to take them seriously now.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

PTSD with the beginning of this audio. It'd be better if the Phalanx woman wasn't also the Ministry of Joy woman and wasn't also the covid announcement woman. I'm sure @altontowers has more than one voiceover artist they can use!

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@Inv_Pete

4 years

I love Toverland at the best of times, this is an insane decision in my eyes. Bought a cap because I wanted it (and its sunny so handy) and they have a hot weather discount because its a hot day lol. Madness but great!

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

Aw they've made a keyring to remember me by x

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

@19Darren89 @alexishollywood Double time on Bank holidays? Lol righteo. Treated as a normal working day.

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

@MartinSLewis He doesn't care for low income families. They've always made that blatantly clear, why expect them to do anything that actually targets those who need it rather than relief for middle and higher incomes where most of this actually targets?

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@Inv_Pete

11 months

Changes to the fares system on East Coast is generally a good thing in my eyes (yes, a few losers but long term this will be very beneficial). I just wish they didn't do things like this though - advance being only a couple of quid cheaper than a flexible *REFUNDABLE* ticket.

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

OH MY GOD the bus driver, Clive, is here! He's forgotten where his bus is and asking if we're here for the tour. He seems a bit confused and lost, with a ripped top too!

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

It's lucky these are budget hotels because the last thing I'd want to have when spending £350 a night is no face to face human interaction.

TowersStreet

@TowersStreet

1 year

There’s been some updates to the reception areas in the @altontowers Hotel and Splash Landings Hotel since Christmas. The reception desks have now been removed and replaced by self service check in.

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@Inv_Pete

8 months

@JohnRentoul I can arrive into Euston and depart out of Victoria within 15mins. What on earth are you on about 🤣

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@Inv_Pete

8 months

@RicHolden @Keir_Starmer Don't forget you're increasing the bus charges next month 😉. Think before you post x

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

Phantasialand safety: huuuuge step up recently, for example black mamba doesn't dispatch in pitch black anymore - it's now disco mamba. Also Phantasialand: New attraction is moving wooden barrels above water alongside rocks on top of a coaster

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Now on a 12hr shift! There's no trains running at the start of my shift. There's no trains running at the end of my shift. There's no trains running during my shift. I think this might be quite a calm night.

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@Inv_Pete

7 months

Ooh a 350/3 refurb!! Interestingly keeping the first seats, just without the wording on the headrests. Smells brand new on here so must've only recently come back into service.

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@Inv_Pete

9 months

We just had to go get off the coaster with it parked like this LOL This park 🥰

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

It's the last day of Rav (or ^RS on social) before he disappears and starts training to be a pendo driver. It's been good working with this jolly chap for the past 7 years!

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@Inv_Pete

8 months

@CutMyTaxUK None of those people bought it at that value. We need taxes to pay for stuff, and IHT is a very good one to have.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Ride to happiness is rather good isn't it! I want more rides that start like this

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@Inv_Pete

2 years

@MandSnews Lovely building unnecessarily demolished. Not quite climate friendly is it? Doesn't quite sit sit your values but who cares it seems!

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

@cyclist13 @OVOEnergy Power failure caused the signal failure

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

Eurgh Like fair but eurgh

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@Inv_Pete

4 months

Omg I just got to meet the Stevenage station cat!!! An unexpected delight 😁😁😁

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Imagine how fucking dull our lives would be if all it took to be the "worlds most immersive rollercoaster experience" was to: 1) Have ONE small preshow section 2) Make it go through ONE structure a few times 3) Make it go indoors a bit Luckily life isn't like that.

Alton Towers Resort

@altontowers

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It's nearly time to join The Chosen Ones and take on the world’s most immersive rollercoaster experience...😍 Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you're ready to feed the flames in 2023 👇

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2 months

@zoebread They tried to do that with me. I used the deposit scheme dispute with photos like that and it won in my favour

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@Inv_Pete

2 months

@jondrape @ShowMeASignBryn @OVOEnergy The old board wasn't. They tried with these new boards but it now blocks the thoroughfares into and out of the station when it's busy. As you can see from the image.

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@Inv_Pete

3 years

Christ almighty @LumoTravel is cheap. This is for this coming Tuesday (5 days time) between Edinburgh and Newcastle, with railcard.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Someone's been having some fun... Would look pretty good tbf

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

By the way, staying at Boulevard Hotel at Blackpool tonight and there's not a touch screen in sight. Paid a darn sight less than I would've if I stayed at towers tonight too x

TowersStreet

@TowersStreet

1 year

There’s been some updates to the reception areas in the @altontowers Hotel and Splash Landings Hotel since Christmas. The reception desks have now been removed and replaced by self service check in.

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2 months

Another well managed incident

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@Inv_Pete

5 years

@RevolutApp As if he thinks we care more about the compliance system. What an absolute turd. It's the absolute shambles of the marketing campaigns and treatment of your staff which riles us up. Get rid of your founder, he is not suitable for your company.

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

I see miles has joined the revenue team at St Pancras

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@Inv_Pete

11 months

GET THOSE BLOODY TRAINS OUT Oh wait they are x

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

'Savings fee' - ah glad to hear I'm helping you build up your lil savings pot, @Seatfrog . Cos you sure ain't saving me money - the way I save money is by not upgrading.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

It's time for an adventure! Going to #ECCLiseberg but getting there by train. I have a #interrail for the first time, in 1st! Let's make use of it. Starting at Stone like usual! Arrived just as train arrived. Handy.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

@MrTimDunn Tim dunn dressed as various buildings: a thread.

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@Inv_Pete

9 months

@altontowers Sorry the new social person is dreadful at what they do. I've tolerated a lot but nahhhh

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Excuse me whilst I just enjoy Alton Manor a bit. I heard other people saying it was good. I still couldn't imagine it being good. It is good. Very good. Finally an attraction to be genuinely proud of and show off. It's fan bloody tactic.

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@Inv_Pete

10 months

I DON'T WANT TO!!!

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Could we start boarding the train with plenty of time so people can have a leisurely and non-stressful experience boarding the train? Nah. Fuck them and give them a panic countdown timer above a revenue barrier. I assume whoever decides this crap doesn't think things through.

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@Inv_Pete

1 year

Pressed the wrong button. Don't think I can charter a ship for this route unfortunately.