utmost respect for filming in such an uncomfrtable environment, and surrounded by people!!! I had no idea there was actually a petition going on, hopefully i'm still in time, i'm on it!
Love those luxury lie down seats. That comment was hilarious, I am amazed nobody pissed themselves laughing. Cant believe someone fainted, you could not of asked for anything better for this video. Brilliant work SIR. balls of steel doing this vlog
I had the pleasure of being on this train with you Tuesday, as they had cancelled all morning trains on the Bargoed/Rhymney line!! SO after adding an extra 15 minute drive from one station to another, we then ended up delayed! You certainly made the journey slightly more entertaining. Great review :)
Well done, Stu! Many viewers outside Wales may assume that this video shows conditions that only occur rarely, but actually it's fully representative of the conditions we face regularly.
I work a a dispatcher at Shrewsbury and a lot of problems aren't down to us. The valleys line is under restoration as we improve it for faster services. I would blame Network Rail for these problems. Also you were riding the old stock and we now run faster, longer services.
"we now run faster, long services" err what...? a Shrewsbury dispatcher isn't necessarily going to know what the service on the Cardiff valleys lines is like...
On the valleys line I had a row for not activating my e-ticket prior to boarding. Yesterday like a good boy I did as I was told and activated it on the platform... true to form... three minutes later.... train cancelled and ticket wasted. Have also been accused previously of re-using an old e-ticket which obviously turned out to be a system fault.
Arriva Trains Wales will cease to operate the Wales and Borders franchise in October 2018 when the new Transport for Wales (operated by KeolisAmey) takes over with many service improvements and the entire replacement of the fleet by 2024 (starting in 2019), half of which will be made in Newport, South Wales (for 2022-23 introduction) at a new factory.
Thank you for sharing this honest review. From a frustrated passenger, currently standing by the rickety doors of a peak-time, 2 carriage train from Cardiff to Rhymney. Send help!
I was on this train from Aberdare to Cardiff Queen Street... And it was packed after the fourth stop. Delays every evening as well. Then you get people waiting for other trains hopping on first and then you miss your train home. Arriva dont seem to care. Emailed them and they want more details. I've given them a play by play already.
Stu’s Reviews it certainly is! I don't understand their logic behind putting two coaches on and make out it's more than enough. Lets hope we have better journeys going forward... Then with a different company from 2018 😂
I was on a train during the Iron Man Wales going to visit my elderly Dad, when the train arrived it was 10mins late and the conductor said it was because that's how long it took to get everyone on the two carriages. It was like the Calcutta Express bar the holding on metal bars to the exterior. Apparently that's the new upgrade Arriva trains are mooting for 2018 along with the luxury seats in ace of the luggage racks. A lot of people at Pembroke Dock had to be left behind due to lack of carriages.
I was on a 2 carriage TFW 150 recently after WMR has their trains cancelled and I managed to get a seat but it was not great. I went from Hereford to Shrewsbury
Was stranded at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch because Arriva can't maintain their trains so it broke down at Llandudno Junction making 1 platform out of use and I had to get a bus to Bangor.
Why is it that people don’t drive instead of taking that route? Is is just the price of parking in Cardiff - or is the traffic into Cardiff pretty awful too?
Nadia Worlock I see. An hour for 18 miles or so on the train is very slow going as well isn’t it! I suppose with driving you potentially have to contend with trying to find a parking space, as well as the parking cost...
The A470 isn’t much better… as Nadia said, it takes a long…long time on that road, and although its less cramped in the car, you’ll spend more in petrol just queuing for that long! (on top of parking)!
Ah I should have mentioned these Pacer trains carriages are actually buses retrofitted to serve as a temporary stop gap until new trains were meant to arrive in the 1970s. Sorry for the wiki link this comment will probably hit your spam box en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacer_(train)
they're not "buses retrofitted", they were new build bus bodies that had never seen road chassies / wheels / tyres, only tie-wrapped to freight wagon underframes.
Thank god it is finally over, Arriva Train Wales. Their train service is absolutely abysmal and their customer service is non-existent. Train is as about as fast as you cycling. And don't even get me started on the valley train routes and its inflation of ticket prices, absolutely disgusted.
When I was younger was about 9pm with my friend and his mother and wanted to go back to Llanelli from Swansea got on the train and showed the conductor the ticket he said it was the write train 4 stops later we were in Bridgend and we had to get off and get a GWR train back to Swansea and get a diffrent train back to Llanelli witch took about an exter 2 hours
And think you pay for the privilege to be treated like cattle on rolling stock! Great honest review. You have a great screen presence too. Good on you.
Their toilets were also infamously rank! Under the new franchise, they have improved by leaps and bounds over the past two years with the suction flush toilets and walk-in cubicles... About bloody time as it seems like other parts of the U.K have had those toilets for years, but they seem so "hi-tech" and alien to us. Went into one coming home on a train from Barnsley in 2016 and I felt like I was walking into The Tardis! They even had carpeted trains! I shouldn't really be impressed by such things, but sadly I was.
I am a Railway Enthusiast and I think Passengers blame everything on Train Operating Company's when it is not they fault Signalling Problems that is down to Network Rail Rolling Stock not the Train Operating Companys as there don't own the trains as the train are lese out from a leasing companies Timetable that is down to Network Rail Late running it depends what is down to Franchise that who runs it is down to the government Train Operating Companys take a lot of blame for a lots of things that there don't have any control over This is just my opinion of the Railways I use Arriva Trains Wales all the time and there are fantasist on my local line if you want a worse train Train Operating Company try looking a London Midland
My worst train jony was when I went to the air show and the train had 1 coch and there was at leet 40 people standing up and the train was stopping at all the stations
Come to watch this a little late, honestly so true, under TfW it is well, a little better. No longer Pacers as seen in this video but it's still mostly 2 coaches, only a matter of time now until this will become more rare fully as newer 3-4 coaches are introduced.
The Pembrokeshire lines are actually quite nice because the trains tend to only be a couple of minutes late and they're completely empty. Even when I went to Manchester for my grandmother's funeral, throughout the 8 hour journey there was almost no one on the train except for a few stops after Cardiff and Swansea. The only bad experience I've ever had on an Arriva train was when I lost my wallet.
Tut tut. Arriva trains Wales does (used) to cover the whole of Wales. Wales is North and South, not one place - dont upset us North Walians please - we are very different!The trains in North Wales are also very different. In North wales its quicker to get to all the large English and Scottish cities than it is for us to get to south wales. The cardiff assembly makes Venezuela look competent.
Arriva cant run any rail service, look at the Northern Services that are overcrowded & London Overground services that are late during rush hour yet Tfl still allow them to run these services
Should wait and see how Keolis amey will perform when they have the new 15 year contract from October 14. I seen the new trains but is it still enough to stop the over crowding? Answer - I think it is. Can’t wait to see the pacers scrapped or whatever they do with em cause they are just rusty old and leaky buses on train tracks.
Now put the same amount of people onto a two carriage Northern Trains (Pacer) on a morning rush hour and then you'll have some idea of a Northern Rail experience.
That was a very enjoyable video! I literally laughed seeing you talking in that train. Who did do the filming? Anyways, you can find crowded trains everywhere in the world, so it's very good that you took the time to review yours. :)
+counselling & words the rail services in the UK are generally some of the best in the world... Arrivas services however are not!! Glad you enjoyed the review 😁👍 I have a small team who help with bits like filming. This time it was fellow youtuber 'maple struggle' who is a music artist!
About time someone highlighted this rubbish service!! I’m one of the lucky 1’s who doesn’t have to use this terrible service but you should have done this video during the either Rugby International season or a big football match in Cardiff or a big sporting event or concert at the Principality Stadium or the Christmas period,that’s when they still only use 2 carriages maybe 4 but still not enough & the service gets much worse.....also I’m glad you picked up on the train age...just looking at them they are embarrassing!! Good video & hope someone from the rail network takes notice but don’t hold your breath.
Arriva north western is shit worst experience is when it TOOK 28 MINUTES INBETWEEN MANCHESTER PICCADILLY TO MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD so we missed our connection from Oxford road to manchester Victoria so we had to get two trams across manchester and we where back home an hour later than we should of (this message is .for ATW and ANW ) 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
That was a really interesting episode and funny! something original! but just to let you know, looks like regular trip on a train or a bus in Ukraine. It looks even much more comfortable and the train seems not that old compared to ukrainian ones :D
+The Evil Mia haha! But the UK rail network used to be among the best in the world, arriva are letting that standard slip 😜. Glad you enjoyed the review though!!
I moved to Treherbert from Kent 2 years ago and have to use this service to Cardiff, I have NEVER experienced ANYTHING like it in my life! It's so backward it might as well be steam powered. Where I come from Arriva run the bus service and don't do a good job of that! Trains? No chance!........I will be signing the petition.
I was coming back from liverpool lime st and caught my ariva at crewe. As i got on the 2 car train there were alreadly no seats this got worse further along the trip to cardiff the isle was packed with people luckily i had a seat that was reserved for someone but luckily they couldnt make it to their seat. Once we got to newport lots of people pilled off so as i made my way to cardiff i then changed for a gwr to swansea then at swansea were the gwr terminated i changed for a 1 car ariva to my station whitland again that 1 car train was full. As i passed through carmarthen on a sideing there they were all the ariva trains there must of been at least 20 extra cars there. Also i heared on the crewe to cardiff that that train was surpossed to have an extra car well done ariva
Once at aberdare station, a drugged up smack head came running up to the station covered in blood at 2pm, he freaked out and I got on the train to see a heavily pregnant marines woman helping, emergency services were at the car park, then he shoved the woman flying and the train drove off...
My opinion on ATW old rolling stock 67+Mk3 - Great Class 142/143 unacceptable Class 150 only acceptable on short routes Class 153 Unacceptable Class 158 fine, good quality Class 175 fine, good quality
It's not there fault its the people who lease the trains to arriva trains wales because the government don't care about Wales railways I mean 158s and 175s are alright its just the pacers and they will be all gone within 2 years
+Callum Moyle Jack the Ripper didn’t murder every person he met, so does that make him a good person? ... just because it’s not always like that, doesn’t mean it’s excused it for being like that at all.
Great review. But awful journey. Imagine being older/unwell/physically unable to stand like that for long periods/pregnant/etc. Unacceptable. And you have to pay a small fortune for the privilege.
London overground (also run by arriva) are so bad they use 2 car trains. And on the 8 car trains that are in use right now, from may they’re replacing them with 4 car units. It’s already packed enough at 8 cars
And you’ll be stuck with them for the foreseeable future! 😱. Fortunately for us here in Wales, they’ve withdrawn from the tender for the next franchise, which means come the end of the year, they’ll be out! 🎉🎉🎉
That’s everyday! Sometimes we’re packed so tight, it’s like a free Sauna. Just with all your clothes on, in the middle of Summer, with ZERO fresh air and all the smells. All of the smells!! 😑
utmost respect for filming in such an uncomfrtable environment, and surrounded by people!!! I had no idea there was actually a petition going on, hopefully i'm still in time, i'm on it!
You’re too late.... but don’t worry! They withdrew from the tender a week after I released this! So ATW will be no more come the end of the year! 🙌🙌🙌
I would never have the balls to do something like that mate lol! Well done and very humorous! Looked quite cosy on the train ;)
+Geeky Stuff thanks paul! And you know what they say- nothing ventured, nothing gained!
yo yo yo
Love those luxury lie down seats. That comment was hilarious, I am amazed nobody pissed themselves laughing. Cant believe someone fainted, you could not of asked for anything better for this video. Brilliant work SIR. balls of steel doing this vlog
+Luxury Tech and Travel thanks man! It needed to be shown! 😂👍
I had the pleasure of being on this train with you Tuesday, as they had cancelled all morning trains on the Bargoed/Rhymney line!! SO after adding an extra 15 minute drive from one station to another, we then ended up delayed! You certainly made the journey slightly more entertaining. Great review :)
+Katie Blake thanks Katie! Glad I could at least ease the suffering of some of the passengers that day 😂😜! Come say hi next time you see me!
I was stood by you haha - I even made the cut of the video. I was the one up against the doors for the entire journey
+Katie Blake prime spot that was! You rode that train in luxury! 😂 come and say hi next time you see me! 🌞👍
Well done, Stu! Many viewers outside Wales may assume that this video shows conditions that only occur rarely, but actually it's fully representative of the conditions we face regularly.
+Raymond Clarke Thanks Raymond! And I know right!? This is an everyday occasion! (Even worse on days when there's something big going on in Cardiff)!!
I work a a dispatcher at Shrewsbury and a lot of problems aren't down to us. The valleys line is under restoration as we improve it for faster services. I would blame Network Rail for these problems.
Also you were riding the old stock and we now run faster, longer services.
"we now run faster, long services" err what...? a Shrewsbury dispatcher isn't necessarily going to know what the service on the Cardiff valleys lines is like...
South West Trains had rolling stock even older than Arriva Trains Wales.
On the valleys line I had a row for not activating my e-ticket prior to boarding. Yesterday like a good boy I did as I was told and activated it on the platform... true to form... three minutes later.... train cancelled and ticket wasted. Have also been accused previously of re-using an old e-ticket which obviously turned out to be a system fault.
Oh good. Was this by the Gestapo in green? (the revenue protection squad)?
Arriva Trains Wales will cease to operate the Wales and Borders franchise in October 2018 when the new Transport for Wales (operated by KeolisAmey) takes over with many service improvements and the entire replacement of the fleet by 2024 (starting in 2019), half of which will be made in Newport, South Wales (for 2022-23 introduction) at a new factory.
It's now transport for Wales
Thank you for sharing this honest review. From a frustrated passenger, currently standing by the rickety doors of a peak-time, 2 carriage train from Cardiff to Rhymney. Send help!
+Tamsin I wish you good look on your horrendous voyage! Have a beer/wine when you get home! 😁👍
Travelling from Cornwall to Portsmouth on a Sunday afternoon/evening, now there’s an adventure.
I was on this train from Aberdare to Cardiff Queen Street... And it was packed after the fourth stop. Delays every evening as well. Then you get people waiting for other trains hopping on first and then you miss your train home. Arriva dont seem to care. Emailed them and they want more details. I've given them a play by play already.
Haha! Next time say hi! Its a horrible journey right!!??
Stu’s Reviews it certainly is! I don't understand their logic behind putting two coaches on and make out it's more than enough. Lets hope we have better journeys going forward... Then with a different company from 2018 😂
+Shaun Parfitt there's always the roof like they use in India!
Stu’s Reviews Why didn't we think of that 😂😂 🚆
I suspect you will be really happy with the new trains and timetables over the next few years!
How about spending the 35 billion earmarked for HS2 on getting the UK's entire network up to at least a reasonable standard?
Most trains on the Crewe to Shrewsbury line is crowed pre covid times and they are one car most of the time.
I was on a train during the Iron Man Wales going to visit my elderly Dad, when the train arrived it was 10mins late and the conductor said it was because that's how long it took to get everyone on the two carriages. It was like the Calcutta Express bar the holding on metal bars to the exterior. Apparently that's the new upgrade Arriva trains are mooting for 2018 along with the luxury seats in ace of the luggage racks. A lot of people at Pembroke Dock had to be left behind due to lack of carriages.
I was on a 2 carriage TFW 150 recently after WMR has their trains cancelled and I managed to get a seat but it was not great. I went from Hereford to Shrewsbury
ayyyyy my bag is famous 😂😝 good video by the way. Come on Arriva sort it out!!
+BouchieBoii 😂👍
Great Vid!! Very important review! Keep up the good work!!
I agree highly!
have you seen what keolisamey is bringing to wales? they are replacing every train and deep cleaning stations!
Was stranded at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch because Arriva can't maintain their trains so it broke down at Llandudno Junction making 1 platform out of use and I had to get a bus to Bangor.
At least you got a picture to take home right?
Why is it that people don’t drive instead of taking that route? Is is just the price of parking in Cardiff - or is the traffic into Cardiff pretty awful too?
Nadia Worlock I see. An hour for 18 miles or so on the train is very slow going as well isn’t it! I suppose with driving you potentially have to contend with trying to find a parking space, as well as the parking cost...
The A470 isn’t much better… as Nadia said, it takes a long…long time on that road, and although its less cramped in the car, you’ll spend more in petrol just queuing for that long! (on top of parking)!
Theres nothing wrong with folding bikes! :-D
Great video my friend. Love your work. Keep it up. Cheers
+Bob Bunch thanks for the kind words Bob! 🌞👍
Ah I should have mentioned these Pacer trains carriages are actually buses retrofitted to serve as a temporary stop gap until new trains were meant to arrive in the 1970s. Sorry for the wiki link this comment will probably hit your spam box en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacer_(train)
they're not "buses retrofitted", they were new build bus bodies that had never seen road chassies / wheels / tyres, only tie-wrapped to freight wagon underframes.
Thank god it is finally over, Arriva Train Wales. Their train service is absolutely abysmal and their customer service is non-existent. Train is as about as fast as you cycling. And don't even get me started on the valley train routes and its inflation of ticket prices, absolutely disgusted.
🙌🎉
When I was younger was about 9pm with my friend and his mother and wanted to go back to Llanelli from Swansea got on the train and showed the conductor the ticket he said it was the write train 4 stops later we were in Bridgend and we had to get off and get a GWR train back to Swansea and get a diffrent train back to Llanelli witch took about an exter 2 hours
And think you pay for the privilege to be treated like cattle on rolling stock! Great honest review. You have a great screen presence too. Good on you.
Their toilets were also infamously rank! Under the new franchise, they have improved by leaps and bounds over the past two years with the suction flush toilets and walk-in cubicles... About bloody time as it seems like other parts of the U.K have had those toilets for years, but they seem so "hi-tech" and alien to us. Went into one coming home on a train from Barnsley in 2016 and I felt like I was walking into The Tardis! They even had carpeted trains! I shouldn't really be impressed by such things, but sadly I was.
I am a Railway Enthusiast and I think
Passengers blame everything on Train Operating Company's when it is not they fault
Signalling Problems that is down to Network Rail
Rolling Stock not the Train Operating Companys as there don't own the trains as the train are lese out from a leasing companies
Timetable that is down to Network Rail
Late running it depends what is down to
Franchise that who runs it is down to the government
Train Operating Companys take a lot of blame for a lots of things that there don't have any control over
This is just my opinion of the Railways
I use Arriva Trains Wales all the time and there are fantasist on my local line if you want a worse train Train Operating Company try looking a London Midland
Exactamundo. I share your enthusiasm with trains and totally agree with u
My worst train jony was when I went to the air show and the train had 1 coch and there was at leet 40 people standing up and the train was stopping at all the stations
+Jayden/Trainman 63 the Trainman sounds comfortable! 😂
Come to watch this a little late, honestly so true, under TfW it is well, a little better. No longer Pacers as seen in this video but it's still mostly 2 coaches, only a matter of time now until this will become more rare fully as newer 3-4 coaches are introduced.
Are we gonna get a review of the TFW trains
You will! Gonna give them time to rebrand the trains first. Give them at least a small chance... 😂
The Pembrokeshire lines are actually quite nice because the trains tend to only be a couple of minutes late and they're completely empty. Even when I went to Manchester for my grandmother's funeral, throughout the 8 hour journey there was almost no one on the train except for a few stops after Cardiff and Swansea. The only bad experience I've ever had on an Arriva train was when I lost my wallet.
+Snaily consider yourself lucky!
MY WORST EXPERIENCE? Got told off for nothing for apparently "window hang" on the WAG express...
+Just Class 67 😂
Tut tut. Arriva trains Wales does (used) to cover the whole of Wales. Wales is North and South, not one place - dont upset us North Walians please - we are very different!The trains in North Wales are also very different.
In North wales its quicker to get to all the large English and Scottish cities than it is for us to get to south wales. The cardiff assembly makes Venezuela look competent.
Arriva cant run any rail service, look at the Northern Services that are overcrowded & London Overground services that are late during rush hour yet Tfl still allow them to run these services
Should wait and see how Keolis amey will perform when they have the new 15 year contract from October 14. I seen the new trains but is it still enough to stop the over crowding?
Answer - I think it is. Can’t wait to see the pacers scrapped or whatever they do with em cause they are just rusty old and leaky buses on train tracks.
Pacers are being scrapped in 2019
@@xm3405 all 30 TfW Pacers were out in service the other day (late February 2020)
They are going in october!
Now put the same amount of people onto a two carriage Northern Trains (Pacer) on a morning rush hour and then you'll have some idea of a Northern Rail experience.
So if ATW goes kiss goodbye to railway in Arriva, or get a First Train Wales
That would be a horrible experience to deal with every day.
+Keyser Reveal welcome to my world! 😂
That was a very enjoyable video! I literally laughed seeing you talking in that train. Who did do the filming? Anyways, you can find crowded trains everywhere in the world, so it's very good that you took the time to review yours. :)
+counselling & words the rail services in the UK are generally some of the best in the world... Arrivas services however are not!! Glad you enjoyed the review 😁👍 I have a small team who help with bits like filming. This time it was fellow youtuber 'maple struggle' who is a music artist!
Having a little team is certainly helpful! :)
+counselling & words I know! I'm very fortunate I've got some really nice guys helping me when I need it! 🌞👍
About time someone highlighted this rubbish service!! I’m one of the lucky 1’s who doesn’t have to use this terrible service but you should have done this video during the either Rugby International season or a big football match in Cardiff or a big sporting event or concert at the Principality Stadium or the Christmas period,that’s when they still only use 2 carriages maybe 4 but still not enough & the service gets much worse.....also I’m glad you picked up on the train age...just looking at them they are embarrassing!! Good video & hope someone from the rail network takes notice but don’t hold your breath.
+scott viner thanks Scott! Even if it just makes a few people in the right places, aware of what it's like... then I've done my bit! 🌞👍
Just subscribed Stu and looking forward to going through many - thank you for this post.
Hilary
Arriva north western is shit worst experience is when it TOOK 28 MINUTES INBETWEEN MANCHESTER PICCADILLY TO MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD so we missed our connection from Oxford road to manchester Victoria so we had to get two trams across manchester and we where back home an hour later than we should of (this message is .for ATW and ANW ) 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
That was a really interesting episode and funny! something original! but just to let you know, looks like regular trip on a train or a bus in Ukraine. It looks even much more comfortable and the train seems not that old compared to ukrainian ones :D
+The Evil Mia haha! But the UK rail network used to be among the best in the world, arriva are letting that standard slip 😜. Glad you enjoyed the review though!!
I moved to Treherbert from Kent 2 years ago and have to use this service to Cardiff, I have NEVER experienced ANYTHING like it in my life! It's so backward it might as well be steam powered. Where I come from Arriva run the bus service and don't do a good job of that! Trains? No chance!........I will be signing the petition.
Im considering sitting on the roof next time… like they do in India!
I was coming back from liverpool lime st and caught my ariva at crewe. As i got on the 2 car train there were alreadly no seats this got worse further along the trip to cardiff the isle was packed with people luckily i had a seat that was reserved for someone but luckily they couldnt make it to their seat. Once we got to newport lots of people pilled off so as i made my way to cardiff i then changed for a gwr to swansea then at swansea were the gwr terminated i changed for a 1 car ariva to my station whitland again that 1 car train was full. As i passed through carmarthen on a sideing there they were all the ariva trains there must of been at least 20 extra cars there. Also i heared on the crewe to cardiff that that train was surpossed to have an extra car well done ariva
Once at aberdare station, a drugged up smack head came running up to the station covered in blood at 2pm, he freaked out and I got on the train to see a heavily pregnant marines woman helping, emergency services were at the car park, then he shoved the woman flying and the train drove off...
+Tamzin Cross Jesus Christ... That is indeed a terrible experience.
My opinion on ATW old rolling stock
67+Mk3 - Great
Class 142/143 unacceptable
Class 150 only acceptable on short routes
Class 153 Unacceptable
Class 158 fine, good quality
Class 175 fine, good quality
I have had trouble with northern rail, trust me its bad
I've been on an arriva trains wales about twice as cramped as that.
My god! It reminds me of the one I always had to get to college 😂
I like the lyingdown seats they look so confortable 🤣🤣🤣
They are first class 👌
Great review man! Haha
Thanks brother! :-D
Haha best review yet!
+Snow White 😁👍
We got good sounding engines on our trains.
Mate you haven't seen the train travel in the north east
I know how you feel! I get the same train as you all the time 😂
+Abigail O'Driscoll come say hello next time you see me! 😁👍😂
Stu’s Reviews I will when I'm home from uni!
+Abigail O'Driscoll 😁👍
amazing
Is that 2 carriages in rush hour?!
Only the best for the valleys lines! 😂
The valley lines need a train designed to carry lots of people like a diesel version of the Class 700
I heard that Arriva's other rail service, Northern is worse than thier wales train subsidiary.......
+wclifton968 next review! Haha 😂
Coming home from Cardiff train was on fire train had to make a emergency stop in Caerphilly
+Team Dylan sounds about right! 😂 bet it god very toasty indeedn
Unbelievable!!!🚈
I know right!
class 143or 142?
It's not there fault its the people who lease the trains to arriva trains wales because the government don't care about Wales railways I mean 158s and 175s are alright its just the pacers and they will be all gone within 2 years
This is hilarious Stu!
+amyvlogs13 Amy you ⭐️! Glad you liked it 😁
LAST DAY OF ARRIVA SHIT WALES!!!
🎉
The train is not always like that
+Callum Moyle Jack the Ripper didn’t murder every person he met, so does that make him a good person?
... just because it’s not always like that, doesn’t mean it’s excused it for being like that at all.
I am screaming brilliant, try rugby days on the newer trains that go from west wales to Manchester i think i was molested for a good 2 hours
Great review. But awful journey. Imagine being older/unwell/physically unable to stand like that for long periods/pregnant/etc. Unacceptable. And you have to pay a small fortune for the privilege.
A SMALL fortune? Ive had to take out a mortgage to pay for a single return journey!!! 😂
Probably under tfw but not had anything that bad yet
Yup, pretty accurate. Get treated like cattle and pay through the nose for the privilege.
Cattle or worse!
What a joke! And it's always so expensive too!
+Emma Lightbown I know right! I have to take a mortgage out every time I take the train 😂
London overground (also run by arriva) are so bad they use 2 car trains. And on the 8 car trains that are in use right now, from may they’re replacing them with 4 car units. It’s already packed enough at 8 cars
And you’ll be stuck with them for the foreseeable future! 😱. Fortunately for us here in Wales, they’ve withdrawn from the tender for the next franchise, which means come the end of the year, they’ll be out! 🎉🎉🎉
And your great western express trains are shrinking to 5 cars too
Ran Clarke they are 2 5 car trains merged so a 10 car train idiot
@@xm3405 out of character for you to name call!
That’s everyday! Sometimes we’re packed so tight, it’s like a free Sauna. Just with all your clothes on, in the middle of Summer, with ZERO fresh air and all the smells. All of the smells!! 😑
+Ryan Drawbridge-Harding 🤢all the smells and disease!
2021 update arriva trains wales is gone
You’re welcome. 🏴☠️😂
Electric trains are coming!!
We don't have arriva trains but buses are the same shit
wer s my comment
Great video. Any over exposure this awful company gets the better. They need to die.
Amazing! Can’t stand Arriva! They’re just the worst.
it smells like wee :)
And worse...