etawhen will I learn that "no seats could be reserved on this CrossCountry train" means "don't take it unless you want to stand the whole way" #GreatJourney
"oh this one has 9 coaches! it'll be fine!" reader, the demand for a CrossCountry service always expands to fill the available space (between passengers)
oh. turns out you can't use the rear 4 coaches; they're just being delivered to Birmingham New St, but heaven forbid we let the smelly passengers in there. so this is a 5 coach service, actually
Erin 💽✨@eta insufficient guards available?
@erincandescent well, it wasn't scheduled to have more than 1 in the first place! they just put the coaches there to taunt you