Bristolians Discuss: Are locals sick of train delays and cancellations?

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The worst rail stations for cancellations have been announced. What has been your recent experiences with train services? Do constant cancellations put you off using the train?

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00:00I got a train from London the other day, bang on time, I went to see some family in Swindon,

00:07I got the train from Temple Meads to Swindon, bang on time, no issues at all.

00:10I use rail a lot, because I'm over the age, so I've got a cheap rail ticket, I'm very

00:16pleased, especially GWR, I'm a big fan of GWR, which is our local railway, cancellations

00:22yeah well you can claim compensation, obviously it's always a nuisance, but if you're my age

00:28and you don't drive because of disabilities, you kind of rely on public transport.

00:33Yeah I don't think trains are as bad in the West Country as they are in some parts of

00:38the country, but it's not a brilliant service, it's expensive and sometimes hard to rely

00:43on the trains to get around, whether that's going long journeys like to London or short

00:47suburban journeys.

00:48I think they need to put much later trains on to the likes of Swindon and Bath and places

00:53like that.

00:54The last time I got a train out of Bristol I think the other day was about 10 o'clock

00:57on a Saturday night, I mean that's madness.

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