Comments on: National Rail Enquiries Fail

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:03:24 +0000

According to National Rail and the Arriva Trains website, the current estimates are to reopen as far as Barmouth by mid-February, but the section north to Pwllheli will take longer to repair and is unlikely to reopen before May. http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/210114CambrianLine/

By: PaulE

PaulE — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 12:23:03 +0000

I see the problem with the north coast route. It only offers a single journey starting around 9am and nothing after. I put in Bangor to Milton Keynes and got several start times in the morning and a 4 to 5 hour journey. From MK there is an hourly bus to Oxford for local train connections. Still an awkward and arduous journey. But it may count as possible.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:19:45 +0000

Transport Direct is showing the replacement bus times, and it’s three and a half hours by bus from Machynlleth. The local bus services from Bangor via Caernarfon looks like a faster end-to-end journey.

Still an impossible return journey on the Sunday, which suggests looking into booking a B&B in the area and coming home on Monday.

Trying to sell my ticket, sadly, is also an option that I can’t rule out at this stage. The bands I really want to support are Panic Room and Crimson Sky, and there will be other opportunties to see them.

By: PaulE

PaulE — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:10:37 +0000

It is a frustrating site for long journeys and multiple changes. Your backup plan in this instance are the regular bus services. Pwllheli to Porthmadog and change for Machynlleth. It should be a reasonable guide for replacement bus times.