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Reply ID 426

I know what you mean, many's a time i've found myself stranded at Liverpool street, having missed the 11:40 train. A reliable late train direct to Herts East would be great, and with the licensing laws changing soon too, even more of a need I'd have thought, not much hope though in the near future though, it's all they can do to run the 36 trains to Herts East daily as it is!...By the way, the cab office in Herts East, been closed the last couple of times I've, er, overslept on the last train and found myself there, has it closed down? :)

Reply ID 428

Huh...Wednesday night I got the 10.38 out of Liverpool Street rather the worse for wear...fell asleep and woke up at 12.30 am back at Liverpool Street! This should not happen!!

Reply ID 433

Wouldn't it be good if they could run a reliable service!

Reply ID 435

You lot are all obviously braver than me. Any train running after 9pm I class as 'the nutters train' due to the state of the carriages (seats falling apart), the litter, the dirt and the state of some of the passengers,(which invevitably include dope smoking drug heads). I don't think I have every travelled back after 9pm and not had to breath in the smoke from dodgy looking miscreants. With no WAGN staff in sight anywhere and no policing of the platforms, these trains are not the best places to be if you are a woman on your own. I think I'd rather go to Broxbourne Theatre and drink locally until standards improve!

Reply ID 436

Yes, you sometimes feel that you’re taking you life in your hands when you board any Herts East train after 9:00pm, it would be nice to see a guard/security on every train wouldn’t it? It’s like the wild west on some of those late night trains, people swearing, shouting, fighting and smoking without a care in the world let alone a care to their fellow passengers. I see Great Eastern are handing out “wake me at..” signs for late night revellers to hang round their necks, good idea, but I suspect late night WAGN travellers would either completely ignore them or wilfully let people sleep passed their stops. :)

Reply ID 466

If you miss out the London end its relatively ok: Quick train to Broxbourne and catch the Hertford East there. You will also get the chance to observe the wildlife as you wait at Broxbourne. Luckily WAGN are very thoughtful and will delay the train long enough for you to catch a glimpse of the elusive Broxbourne badgers and Lea valley hippopotamus. I have never seen either of these and I often complain to the station manager to delay the train so I can spend longer waiting for that rare glimpse. I must admit their level of service is excellent and they always delay the train at least 10-20 minutes. "Waiting Around to Glimpse Nature: WAGN number one for nocturnal wildlife watching"

Reply ID 469

sorry just went and looked they are not hippos but moorhens

Reply ID 472

I use the last train from Ware to St Margarets a couple of times a week, yes the carriages are a mess and I see lots of drink affected locals using the train. I cant see it is the fault of the railway company that this situation exists. Security guards on the train would not be an option unless Railtrack (or whomever)could develop a terminator character who would regenerate after each night run or beating up. Even after braving such a journing at night on ones own, you would still face the prospect of walking along Ware High St after 9pm on a Fri ot Sat. Quite risky when the local youth or troublemakers have drink in them.

Reply ID 478

I have travelled on trains in Washington DC where the train have carpets and air-conditioning. These services run all night, are relatively cheap and safe They really do have a thug problem as it’s the murder capital of the world. How many people are murdered/mugged in Ware per year, I would imagine that it is about the same as in Washington per hour. Due to the well thought out security on the trains the criminal activity is relatively rare on them. So why can’t we have a similar service or do we have to wait until our murder rates increase.