(19 Nov 2016, 10:24 pm)Ambassador wrote Feel your pain Jimmi. I suffer TPE quite a lot

Even without disruption TPE services are crazily busy York south (and westwards)

It's only going to get worse until 2018 I guess.

I try to book VTEC or failing that CrossCountry if I'm heading to York or Leeds but sometimes it does come down to whichever journey is most convenient and cheapest.

I've have stood on TPE services a few times, sometimes through choice though. I do wish TPE had trains with greater capacity than the 185's. Must say, apart from being a bit small, I do actually quite like the 185's.

Last time I used TPE to Leeds back in the summer (booked them as they had a deal on), they made us change trains at York (Liverpool bound) to another TPE train which appeared to be originally heading to Middlesbrough.