Can someone explain to me how someone getting a train from Harwich Town
Station (a deserted, desolate platform with boarded up station building
and no sign of ticket machine let alone booking office) to Liverpool
Street is expected to buy a ticket?

I made the journey today and, whilst fully prepared to pay, was unable
to do so - at either end or on board the train!

Thanks,

Marc.

I think you're supposed to have your London - Harwich - ferry - Hoek
van Holland - Netherlands ticket already.

wrote:
Can someone explain to me how someone getting a train from Harwich Town
Station (a deserted, desolate platform with boarded up station building
and no sign of ticket machine let alone booking office) to Liverpool
Street is expected to buy a ticket?

I made the journey today and, whilst fully prepared to pay, was unable
to do so - at either end or on board the train!

Thanks,

Marc.

sweek wrote:
I think you're supposed to have your London - Harwich - ferry - Hoek
van Holland - Netherlands ticket already.

Even aside from being in the other direction, ferry passengers would be
travelling via Harwich International, not Town.



wrote:
Can someone explain to me how someone getting a train from Harwich Town
Station (a deserted, desolate platform with boarded up station building
and no sign of ticket machine let alone booking office) to Liverpool
Street is expected to buy a ticket?

I made the journey today and, whilst fully prepared to pay, was unable
to do so - at either end or on board the train!

Thanks,

Marc.



--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

Ah nevermind. Your 'for the continent' in the title confused me.

sweek wrote:
Ah nevermind. Your 'for the continent' in the title confused me.

I'm surprised it was left to me to type "... and Frinton for the
incontinent". Young people today!

On 8 Dec 2006 10:19:36 -0800, wrote:

Can someone explain to me how someone getting a train from Harwich Town
Station (a deserted, desolate platform with boarded up station building
and no sign of ticket machine let alone booking office) to Liverpool
Street is expected to buy a ticket?

I made the journey today and, whilst fully prepared to pay, was unable
to do so - at either end or on board the train!

In theory, someone should have come round and sold you a ticket on the
train.

I'm surprised you were unable to buy your ticket at Liverpool Street.
How hard did you try?

wrote:

sweek wrote:
Ah nevermind. Your 'for the continent' in the title confused me.

I'm surprised it was left to me to type "... and Frinton for the
incontinent". Young people today!

Well, MIke, I'm glad SOMEONE continued the phrase!

Having now spoken to someone at "One" (can that really be the successor
to the Great Eastern Railway?!), they have said that there is meant to
be a conductor on board the train to sell tickets but "in recent weeks
we have been let down by staff". I.e. they can't train the Poles
quickly enough to replace the home-grown idlers who can't be bothered
to turn up for work!

Marc.

asdf wrote:

On 8 Dec 2006 10:19:36 -0800, wrote:

Can someone explain to me how someone getting a train from Harwich Town
Station (a deserted, desolate platform with boarded up station building
and no sign of ticket machine let alone booking office) to Liverpool
Street is expected to buy a ticket?

I made the journey today and, whilst fully prepared to pay, was unable
to do so - at either end or on board the train!

In theory, someone should have come round and sold you a ticket on the
train.

I'm surprised you were unable to buy your ticket at Liverpool Street.
How hard did you try?

I made the journey FROM Harwich TO Liverpool Street. Was I expected
then to queue up at the ticket office and explain that I was seeking to
pay for a journey I had already made?

Marc.

On 9 Dec 2006 05:41:56 -0800, wrote:

Can someone explain to me how someone getting a train from Harwich Town
Station (a deserted, desolate platform with boarded up station building
and no sign of ticket machine let alone booking office) to Liverpool
Street is expected to buy a ticket?

I made the journey today and, whilst fully prepared to pay, was unable
to do so - at either end or on board the train!

In theory, someone should have come round and sold you a ticket on the
train.

I'm surprised you were unable to buy your ticket at Liverpool Street.
How hard did you try?

I made the journey FROM Harwich TO Liverpool Street. Was I expected
then to queue up at the ticket office and explain that I was seeking to
pay for a journey I had already made?

Personally I wouldn't expect anyone to, although it would be the
'right' thing to do. I was just commenting on the fact that you said
you were "unable" to pay for the journey at either end.

wrote:

I made the journey FROM Harwich TO Liverpool Street. Was I expected
then to queue up at the ticket office and explain that I was seeking to
pay for a journey I had already made?

It can be worth trying it for the look of confusion you get :-)

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK