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Keywords: WCML,repayment,rebate,credit,TOC,compensation,for,late,rail,journey,DelayRepay,VirginTrains,timetable,NRCoT,late,trains,train,franchise,privatised,renationalised,private,fragmented,infrastructure,railway,refund,refunded,Train Operating Company,West Coast Trains Limited,West Coast Trains Ltd,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,BR,Scottish,British,Welsh,problem,with,problem with,issue with,TOC,TOCs,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,fail,infrastructure,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Expensive,ticket,price,prices,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,train operating companies,National Rail Conditions of Travel,ticket prices
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5KF - The National Rail Conditions of Travel (NRCoT) are a contractual document setting out the consumer's rights and responsibilities when travelling on the National Rail railway network in Great Britain. These replaced the National Rail Conditions of Carriage (NRCoC) as of October 1st 2016.
When a train ticket is purchased, a contract is established. The NRCoT are the principal terms of that contract between traveller and train operating company (TOC), which have been established by the Rail Settlement Plan, which is part of the Association of Train Operating Companies. The document is available for public viewing at the National Rail website, and also as a free PDF download.
Additional terms do apply to travellers, primarily from two sources:
For certain ticket types (such as those purchased at discount in advance), the TOCs concerned apply additional terms and conditions on top of the NRCoT.
The NRCoT cover the entitlement and restrictions of travellers, however they are not the only document to do so. Under the Transport Act 2000 (section 219), the Railway Bylaws also apply, though more generally.
Whilst the NRCoT are referred to on all train tickets, at stations, and on internet sites selling tickets for rail travel, very few travellers ever bother to read the document, unless they find themselves in dispute with a rail company on some matter. They are, however, of use to the consumer, because they afford considerable rights to the traveller with regards ticket validity. This has become a matter of significant public interest recently, in view of the complex and convoluted pricing structure of rail tickets in Great Britain.
Warrington, England, UK
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Keywords: early,morning,evening,winter,rail,Scotrail,TOC,train,operating,company,privatised,public,customer,British,BR,waiting,delay,delayed,late,disruption,compensation,Perth,Scotland,UK,Scot,Scotrail,rail,Train Operating Company,British Rail,Passengers casting shadows,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM28 - . Recorded at Perth,Scotland,UK in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents Passengers casting shadows on a railway platform, Perth,Scotland,UK. Another layer of the photograph includes built heritage, urban fabric, period detail, local history, historical comparison, archival record, conservation interest, contemporary social history, documentary photography, heritage landmark, historic streetscape, place identity, period architecture, and social history. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and tourism, particularly through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Perth,Scotland,UK to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include visual archive, heritage asset, period building, community identity, public realm, adaptive reuse, conservation architecture, and before-and-after reference. Elements such as Scotland, platform, shadows, Passengers, and Perth add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Perth,Scotland,UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate embodied carbon and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the specific setting of Perth,Scotland,UK. The image also provides a reference for planning control and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism as part of the longer story of Perth,Scotland,UK. Another useful connection is tourism and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Perth,Scotland,UK.
Perth,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: early,morning,evening,winter,rail,Scotrail,TOC,train,operating,company,privatised,public,customer,British,BR,waiting,delay,delayed,late,disruption,compensation,Perth,Scotland,UK,Scot,Scotrail,rail,Train Operating Company,British Rail,Passengers casting shadows,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM2A - . This authentic period view of Perth,Scotland,UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is Passengers casting shadows on a railway platform, Perth,Scotland,UK. The locality and subject together evoke changing land use, historical comparison, period building, urban fabric, period detail, public realm, heritage landmark, social history, regional identity, conservation interest, cityscape history, community identity, archival record, and changing streetscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into heritage conservation and energy retrofit, not least because of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Perth,Scotland,UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are heritage asset, adaptive reuse, place identity, period architecture, local history, visual archive, local character, and everyday life. References to casting, railway, Perth, Passengers, and shadows give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Perth,Scotland,UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes heritage conservation and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Perth,Scotland,UK. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism without losing the local specificity of Perth,Scotland,UK. The setting also helps illustrate maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of Perth,Scotland,UK.
Perth,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: early,morning,evening,winter,rail,Scotrail,TOC,train,operating,company,privatised,public,customer,British,BR,waiting,delay,delayed,late,disruption,compensation,Perth,Scotland,UK,Scot,Scotrail,rail,Train Operating Company,British Rail,Passengers casting shadows,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM2C - . Photographed at Perth,Scotland,UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is Passengers casting shadows on a railway platform, Perth,Scotland,UK. The frame also records themes of urban fabric, conservation interest, social history, architectural detail, period architecture, regional identity, historic townscape, documentary photography, community identity, contemporary social history, built heritage, adaptive reuse, local character, and changing streetscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into embodied carbon and adaptive reuse, not least because of the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Perth,Scotland,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include heritage asset, period building, historic streetscape, architectural character, changing land use, place identity, before-and-after reference, and conservation architecture. Elements such as shadows, Perth, platform, Scotland, and railway add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Perth,Scotland,UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism without losing the local specificity of Perth,Scotland,UK. Another strand within the photograph is energy retrofit and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change in a form that can be compared with future views of Perth,Scotland,UK. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for later comparison. Image H9PM2C also remains a dated record of Perth,Scotland,UK.
Perth,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: Scotrail,TOC,train,operating,company,public,customer,British,waiting,delay,delayed,disruption,compensation,Perth,Scotland,UK,Scot,Scotrail,rail,Train Operating Company,Passengers casting shadows,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,delay,delays,delayed.late,Images of,Tony Smith,Great Britain,workers,strike,RMT union
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM2D - . This authentic period view of Perth,Scotland,UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Passengers casting shadows on a railway platform, Perth,Scotland,UK. The wider scene also brings together visual archive, changing land use, conservation architecture, local character, social history, adaptive reuse, community identity, conservation interest, historical comparison, heritage asset, built heritage, before-and-after reference, public realm, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into embodied carbon and energy retrofit, not least because of the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within Perth,Scotland,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are cityscape history, heritage landmark, historic streetscape, everyday life, documentary photography, regional identity, contemporary social history, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to shadows, Passengers, Scotland, railway, and platform preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Perth,Scotland,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for embodied carbon and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Perth,Scotland,UK. Another useful connection is planning control and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism without losing the local specificity of Perth,Scotland,UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity for future local research.
Perth,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: line,electrified,WCML,England,UK,west,coast,main,Virgin,Cheshire,Bank,Quay,cables,cable,copper,valuable,theft,steal,temptation,danger,unsafe,vandal,insulator,lead,stolen,crime,damage,kids,children,Overhead line,electric train line,West Coast Main Line,Bank Quay,Railway lines,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,support,sun,sky,loss,cost,tax,payer,taxpayer,freight,delays,thieves,criminal,criminals,transformer,switch,gear,switchgear,signal,signalling,metal,scrap,offence,transport,police,forensic,marking,agents,scrap,railtrack,network,rail,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,freight delays,scrap metal,Transport Police,British Transport Police,forensic marking agents,Scrap Metal Dealers Act,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H550K8 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: West,coast,main,line,mainline,BR,privitised,rail,rails,track,tracks,Northbound,dusk,at,night,evening,franchise,lighting,Lever,plant,factory,WBQ,profit,profits,expensive,increase,overhead,cable,cables,problem,delay,delays,Virgin Pendolino,electric train,Warrington Bank Quay,railway station,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DHJ - . An on-location photograph from Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The defining feature is WCML Virgin Pendolino electric train,at Warrington bank Quay railway station, Northbound, Cheshire, England, UK at dusk. The frame also records themes of railway heritage, industrial railway, archival record, regional identity, rail operations, trackside history, rail transport history, public realm, before-and-after reference, working railway heritage, place identity, contemporary social history, local character, and visual archive. From a 2025-onward perspective, signalling technology and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. The image fixes signage and branding within Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later reinterpretation. Further associations within the scene are station environment, changing streetscape, rail corridor, period detail, historic rolling stock, changing land use, community identity, and signal-box architecture. References to Pendolino, electric, station, Virgin, and train give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of signalling technology and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations when considered against later change at Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK. The view records part of the area's social history as part of Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK's history.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: train,line,track,platform,Scotrail,Scot,rail,Abellio,transport,co,company,Ned,Nedrailways,privatised,subsidy,subsidised,network,Dutch,national,operator,Nederlandse,Spoorwegen,Serco-Abellio,Serco,GB,Great,Britain,British,BR,Station Road,Annan,Dumfries and Galloway,Scotland,UK,GoTonySmith,Abelio,poor,service,battle,with,Scotish,Scottish,Parliament,Govt,Government,political,pressure,mounts,2025,Alba,Abellio,transport,operator,Dutch,company,performance,late,fined,delay,delays,regulation,strip,viable,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,rural,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Scotlands Railway,Franchise Battle,political pressure,transport operator Abellio,Humza Yousaf,Rail passengers,public sector bid
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RMB - Telegraph News from Nov 2016 - Abellio braces for Scotrail franchise battle as political pressure mounts
Transport operator Abellio is bracing for a battle with the Scottish Government to hold on to its Scotrail franchise as fresh data showed the number of delayed trains is increasing.
The Dutch company has admitted that its performance is not good enough but said after a scathing attack at the weekend from the Scottish Government that it would have no problem competing with a public-sector bidder for Scotrail.
Abellio won the franchise to run Scotland's train services until 2025 two years ago, but has since been fined £438,000 due to continued delays on its trains.
More info, see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/21/abellio-braces-for-scotrail-franchise-battle-as-political-pressu/
Station Road,Annan,Dumfries and Galloway,Scotland, UK
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Keywords: crowd,railway,rail,station,passenger,queues,street,track,delay,delays,canceled,cancellation,BR,national,West,Midland,Midlands,urban,city,centre,fault,compensation,Birmingham New St,New St,New Street,British Rail,National Rail,Rail Passengers,London Midland,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,travel,travelers,workers,travellers,commuter,commuters,repay,refund,refunds,compo,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Expensive,ticket,price,prices,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Delay Repay,ticket prices
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DCN - . Made at New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The subject captured here is Passengers queuing at Birmingham New St platform. Further facets of the scene include period architecture, adaptive reuse, rail transport history, historical comparison, railway heritage, station environment, contemporary social history, built heritage, rail infrastructure, signal-box architecture, social history, archival record, everyday life, and working railway heritage. The wider contemporary story combines signalling technology, heritage conservation and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with housing pressure, planning and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes community identity, local history, changing land use, commercial redevelopment, architectural character, urban regeneration, before-and-after reference, and public realm. Elements such as Passengers, queuing, Birmingham, and platform add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to signalling technology and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage within the real-world context of New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: line,electrified,WCML,England,UK,west,coast,main,Virgin,Cheshire,WBQ,Bank,Quay,cables,cable,copper,valuable,theft,steal,temptation,danger,unsafe,vandal,insulator,lead,stolen,crime,damage,kids,children,Overhead line,electric train line,Bank Quay,Railway lines,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,support,sun,sky,loss,cost,tax,payer,taxpayer,freight,delays,thieves,criminal,criminals,transformer,switch,gear,switchgear,signal,signalling,metal,scrap,offence,transport,police,forensic,marking,agents,scrap,railtrack,network,rail,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,freight delays,scrap metal,Transport Police,British Transport Police,forensic marking agents,Scrap Metal Dealers Act,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H542A5 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
Description
Keywords: WCML,repayment,rebate,TOC,compensation,for,late,rail,journey,DelayRepay,VirginTrains,timetable,NRCoT,late,trains,train,franchise,privatised,renationalised,private,fragmented,infrastructure,railway,refund,Train Operating Company,West Coast Trains Limited,West Coast Trains Ltd,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,BR,Scottish,British,Welsh,problem,with,problem with,issue with,TOC,TOCs,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,fail,infrastructure,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Expensive,ticket,price,prices,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,train operating companies,National Rail Conditions of Travel,ticket prices
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5K6 - The National Rail Conditions of Travel (NRCoT) are a contractual document setting out the consumer's rights and responsibilities when travelling on the National Rail railway network in Great Britain. These replaced the National Rail Conditions of Carriage (NRCoC) as of October 1st 2016.
When a train ticket is purchased, a contract is established. The NRCoT are the principal terms of that contract between traveller and train operating company (TOC), which have been established by the Rail Settlement Plan, which is part of the Association of Train Operating Companies. The document is available for public viewing at the National Rail website, and also as a free PDF download.
Additional terms do apply to travellers, primarily from two sources:
For certain ticket types (such as those purchased at discount in advance), the TOCs concerned apply additional terms and conditions on top of the NRCoT.
The NRCoT cover the entitlement and restrictions of travellers, however they are not the only document to do so. Under the Transport Act 2000 (section 219), the Railway Bylaws also apply, though more generally.
Whilst the NRCoT are referred to on all train tickets, at stations, and on internet sites selling tickets for rail travel, very few travellers ever bother to read the document, unless they find themselves in dispute with a rail company on some matter. They are, however, of use to the consumer, because they afford considerable rights to the traveller with regards ticket validity. This has become a matter of significant public interest recently, in view of the complex and convoluted pricing structure of rail tickets in Great Britain.
Warrington, England, UK
