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View submission: Merseyrail physical ticket scandalous
Thread really speaks to how much people in this country shit themselves if there is any friction to any transaction whatsoever. Why are people acting like queuing up for 10 mins, a completely mundane experience, is a “scandal”? Just get over yourself and give yourself 15 mins or an extra train. The queues are annoying sometimes as are the crowded trains, but the network has just got new publicly owned rolling stock and we’re lucky to live in a major metro area with good train and transport links compared to many places in the world. Absolute entitled boomer complaining Facebook style post.
Comment by Ok_Protection_6159 at 03/02/2025 at 21:39 UTC
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I am generally pretty laid back about having to wait an extra twenty minutes or so on, but your comment assumes that your familiar with Liverpool station and that you've been there before. It would be helpful if on Trainline they mentioned that you would have to physically pick up the tickets from this station and that you must allocate time to do so. Especially nowadays when you often buy tickets for specific trains at specific times and if you miss those trains or the connection you'll have to buy another ticket.
So while I agree, that bleating about minor waits as if it's a scandal is often totally ridiculous but when it comes to rail travel and missing specific trains it can cost you an absolute fortune. Which, I don't know about you, but when I'm suddenly told I have to pay an extra £225.00 because I missed a train, it does tend to feel a little scandalous.