I have now been travelling for over 3hrs to end up somewhere less than 45 miles from my home (with who knows how long until I reach Birmingham...)

Despite conductor having seen my ticket, no nudge to check i knew what was going on. So, back to Gobowen where I will have over an hours wait to get back on a train to Birmingham. Getting in around 5.30pm. Complete waste of time. Is train travel always like this in UK???

By the way, wheelchair access is a joke. Looks like a 40 degree angle, uneven, and not wide enough.

If I have a seizure here, I'm screwed. Back to waiting on the road where no shelter but at least feels (marginally) safer?

It is also freezing as every window open and feels damp due to everyone getting on wet from rain.

Bus packed. No seats or space for prams - 2 already on here. God knows what happens if someone in a wheelchair needs to get on). Someone talking to their sister on Facetime (via speakerphone), someone else watching TikTok via loud speaker. Don't people know about headphones???

Should get freedom bus pass for free travel BUT needs prescription cert which I'm still waiting for... (but that's another story)

4, how do I book a ticket? Is the app I've downloaded legit?? No machines or office at local station apparently so just have to risk it.
5, "engineering works" alert on my route. No idea what this actually means. No meangingful info on National Rail, TfW, or Train line. FFS.

3, TfW are generally OK-ish. I will go with them rather than via Liverpool as station nearby. Change in Wrexham. Or change in Shotton, Stafford, and various other. Basically, all going back on myself. Wrexham it is.

1, why will this take 4.5hrs when it is <2hrs in a car???
2, it costs how much?? Off peak, in advance?