I nip across town on the #PurpleTrain (not pictured) and end up at Paddington. I think, screw this, I’m going for an upgrade, and spin the wheel on #Seatfrog, which grabs me a first class upgrade for £34. It’s a special occasion, so yeah, let’s do it. I rinse the first class lounge of all its red wine, have a shower, and take a massive dump in their clean lavs, and then check on #RealTimeTrains. That shows the platform before it’s announced…12/n

New train ticket website launched by Real Time Trains http://dlvr.it/TJtNDp #Network #RailNews #RealTimeTrains #Ticketing

@chrisgerhard I've been wondering about that but I don't know the Italian for #traksy or #realtimetrains to compare normal and today's service on a line

Nice with a bit of excitement for the journey home. Usually I trust #realtimetrains but there’s a train on both platforms that looks right.

Do train conductors get different information about how early/late the train is running? Twice recently I’ve had them announce we were about 4-5 minutes ahead of the detailed tracking on #RealTimeTrains? Or do they just expect most people don’t know about that and want to make the performance seem better?

Transport for Wales have a fleet of new trains, but I haven’t been on one yet - they’re not running out to #LlantwitMajor yet. Let’s see if my luck is in. My constant companion today is, of course, #RealTimeTrains which usually lists the rolling stock. Not this time tho. 6/n