Great Western Coffee Shop

Volo TV is now free! (I'm trying to sound enthusiastic and happy)

From Twitter (@FGW) (https://twitter.com/FGW/status/208132419835019265)



From @VoloTV (https://twitter.com/VoloTv/status/207817235945881601)


Edit: Not sure how I managed to post this here, I was definitely in "Across the West". Sorry, I'm loosing it.
Edit Again: Chris has kindly moved it to Across the West.

http://www.volo.tv/welcome/ (http://www.volo.tv/welcome/)

Either First are trying to impress more people to retain franchise or maybe a new revenue will soon be in place such as adverts. Either way I guess it makes things more interesting and offers a better experience passangers

Beat you to it! :P

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=10871.msg112703#new

Admittedly in the wrong place.

You can use it in a few more places than just London to the West though so more appropriate here  :P

(Didn't see your post in all seriousness though so sorry for repeat posting)

You clearly didn't see the bottom of my post! (It was in size 4pt)

Clearly commuters, already fleeced by sky high fares, weren't willing to pay extra for this. it would be interesting to hear the usage figures.

Good news.

I've now moved and merged both topics here - just so that Btline's beloved "fleeced commuters" can read all about it ...  ;) :D ;D

;)

Did someone say "fleeced commuters"? (http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/experience/2009/4/trainline_sheep.jpg)

 :( Well you need to be daft as a sheep to put up with trainlines rip off fees and appalling customer service !

43%* - Umm, The small-print, that I assume explains the *, is very small. Without a bucket of sheep food, you are highly unlikely to get close enough to the sheep to read it without the sheep running away.

Does advertising law allow that?

As for Volo TV, I assume this isn't just a trial period of making it free, so it will be permanently free unless somebody else wins the next franchise and desides to make it payable again?

How can The Trainline get away with that when the overall price is ALWAYS more expensive than other websites?

Surely the ASA could ban the advert?

I believe Volo TV got all the money from it anyway, when the TVs were first installed it was reported that Volo paid for it, so you'd expect them to get the money from them.

The ASA did ban a very similar broadcast advert (see http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adjudications/2011/9/Trainline,-d-,com-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_158295.aspx  (http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adjudications/2011/9/Trainline,-d-,com-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_158295.aspx) ) 

tried the "new" service yesterday, all films have gone, now down to a selection of tv repeats, fawlty towers, top gear, american dad etc.. More on the sleeper service with several Merlin episodes + the ITV Titanic mini series.

Content has been reduced, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Fawlty Towers episode: 'The Psychiatrist' on the way back from watching a recording of the TV show 'QI' in London this evening. Seen all of Fawlty Towers loads of times, but Basil and Co still make me chuckle and occasionally guffaw.... which may've been unsettling for the folk around me!

Hotel Guest (asking about somewhere for an evening meal): "Anywhere they do French food?"
Basil: "Yes. France I believe. They seem to like it there. The swim will certainly sharpen your appetite. You better hurry. The tide leaves in six minutes."  ;D

Another trip to London and beyond tomorrow. May well see what else is on offer on Volo. Although my return journey as far as Reading is booked seats in Coach A. Being 1830, the chances of grabbing two seats in 'D' off Paddington are likely limited.

Still. Evening peak and walk-up ticket. Just glad to have bagged some seat reservations. Thanks to FGW via Facebook for that.  ;)

Must admit when I walked through Coach D today on a London bound service there were more people watching on the screens than I have seen for a long time.

As for Fawlty Towers - never tire of that.  Perhaps the fact they only made 12 and didn't try to keep on past their best helps.

My favourite quote - from 'Basil the Rat'- the final episode.. Basil says to Manuel "You have rats in Spain, don't you - or did Franco have them all shot?"

Manuel: I say to man in shop "Is rat." He say "No, no, no. Is a special kind of hamster. Is filigree Siberian hamster." Only one in shop. He make special price: only five pound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPP4P3gKGss forward to 5:58  ;D

Wildly off topic now but for some reason there was a seven month gap between episode 5 and episode 6 (Basil the Rat) being shown.  Not sure why.

Staying off topic, but it's interesting to discuss nonetheless. BBC technicians strike.....

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawlty_Towers#Episode_guide):