Railway bosses promise train travel is about to get better well it could hardly get any worse could it?

This week, when the words which are meant to make commuters feel better were hardly out of their mouths there were yet more problems.

People trying to travel to Trowbridge were left stranded in Bath after a points failure and had to make their journey by bus.

They inevitably arrived at their destination, late, angry and once again disenchanted with the railways. Rail travel is expensive so it needs to be safe and punctual.