 Poster: A snowHead
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After having to buy my train ticket from Paris to Bourg St Maurice I’m now Arouca in Albertville. These was a train accident if some kind and the announcement initially mentioned buses from Albertville. Now at Albertville and no buses have materialised. Some people are getting taxis but I’m by myself and even I’m a group it’s not I’m my price range. There is general French shrugging of shoulders by office half and murmurings if discontent from my fellow passengers.
Any other Snowheads here? Even if just to say hi.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Raven, can't help but 'hi' . I can't find Arouca in Albertville, is it the main station or on the outskirts. Where are you travelling to?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've looked on SNCF, looks like all trains to Bourg St Maurice are cancelled? Is it beyond your budget to get a hotel for the night and continue in the morning to your destination?
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Oh dear. Arouca was from my fast, frustrated typing  I’m at Albertville train station.
I’ve heard murmurs of a 6pm bus and an 8pm bus. Or maybe no bus at all …
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| Raven wrote: |
Oh dear. Arouca was from my fast, frustrated typing I’m at Albertville train station.
I’ve heard murmurs of a 6pm bus and an 8pm bus. Or maybe no bus at all … |
Probably cheaper than a taxi. Will wait for more news and decide.
Any idea if I might be able to get some compensation or a refund from SCNF?
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@achilles, bloody hell. How does that even happen in a first world country!?
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yes that does look bad. If my reading of the French article is correct then trains between Albertville and BSM will be interrupted until Friday?
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I just missed out on getting on bus number 1 and now I’m waiting for bus number 2.
Lucky I don’t need to get further up the mountain or find a hotel in Bourg at short notice.
It’s sort of part of the adventure. I’m away from Australia for four weeks so something like this was bound to happen at some stage.
Funny thing is I was feeling pretty smug this morning about dodging the French strikes
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I’m not too fussed about compensation but might send off an email anyway. Every cent counts when you’re having to exchange Australian dollars
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@Timmycb5, from the article (and a bit of google streetview) it looks like the crash happened at an unmanned level crossing just after a railway tunnel. Maybe a malfunction on the level crossing?
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You know it makes sense.
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I’m not too fussed about compensation but might send off an email anyway. Every cent counts when you’re having to exchange Australian dollars
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@Raven, what bad luck. Unfortunately, @Alastair Pink, is correct, trains to Bourg St Maurice interrupted until Friday.
Hope they can put you on a bus. If not, if any research (eg searching best value hotel?) needed give us a shout.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Raven, hope you get on the next bus to BSM, but if it does go T!!S up getting a bus.
there is availability at the Hôtel Le Savoie (@£53 for the night) on booking.com, it is a few mins walk from the station.
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| PeakyB wrote: |
@Raven, what bad luck. Unfortunately, @Alastair Pink, is correct, trains to Bourg St Maurice interrupted until Friday.
Hope they can put you on a bus. If not, if any research (eg searching best value hotel?) needed give us a shout. |
Thanks Peaky It’s actually a beautiful evening and sunset here in Albertville. Just a shame I don’t dare move from my spot in case I miss another bus.
Luckily my next journey is a bus trip from Bourg to Geneva Airport (then train to Zermatt) so no need to worry about the return trip.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I’m finally in the bus. Got my elbows out as there was no way I was going to miss this one!
Thanks to the couple of lovely French people I met while waiting who kindly translated the goings on into English for me.
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Phew! Have a pleasant and uneventful onward journey 
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| Raven wrote: |
I’m finally in the bus. Got my elbows out as there was no way I was going to miss this one!
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Suitably sharpened no doubt! 
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Now relaxing with a beer at the Indian restaurant in Bourg. Fair bit of snow on the ground here so skiing should be good tomorrow.
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| Timmycb5 wrote: |
| @achilles, bloody hell. How does that even happen in a first world country!? |
Don't think of just the French as having level crossings - there are about 80 in Lincolnshire. Nationally, There were 8 fatalities on level crossings.
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There were eight fatalities at level crossings which involved seven pedestrians and one motorcyclist |
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@Raven, An exciting trip - enjoy your well earned curry.
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| Now relaxing with a beer at the Indian restaurant in Bourg. |
Enjoy @Raven. Mrs MA were there a couple of weeks ago. Good food and decent portions for hungry skiers. Only criticism was that the tables are a bit squeezed in and too close together as a result. It felt like we were on a table for 6 with the couples either side of us... 
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My adventure continues today. First, I managed to lose my credit card somewhere between the bakery and the funicular. Whoops. Luckily I can use my bank app to block it and have a spare card on me.
Then while hiring skis the man working at the shop said ‘you know the funicular is broken’. I laughed because I thought he was joking. He wasn’t. Now on a bus in Bourg to go to Les Arcs but it’s just sitting here, no idea when it’s leaving. Oh well it’s my first ski day in six months so didn’t want to overdo it anyway
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This gets better and better... I'm already struggling to get from Chambery to Montchavin this weekend, but I thought "at least the train will be running". Jesus wept...
Are the trains *meant* to be running again on Saturday?
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Update: my chalet owner (manager) says "there was a massive crash yesterday – but on the radio here, they’ve said it will all be operational by Friday latest. So I think it will be OK."
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You know it makes sense.
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As per other thread - no issues getting to Bourg as of Friday PM. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@CoticJon, pleased to hear that, thanks. Currently on the Eurostar to Bourg.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Raven, ah, the famous Gallic shrug, all part of cultural experience of France! To have both the cancelled train and the broken funicular is very bad luck
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Is it that time already? wrote: |
| @CoticJon, pleased to hear that, thanks. Currently on the Eurostar to Bourg. |
Let us know if you arrive. We are on the return journey in the morning
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