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Dear all,

I'm travelling to Bridgend on Wednesday and I was wondering if they had at seat power in standard class. I understand that in the new refurbished trains they have at seat power but is this also in standard class ??? Also, what are the chances of getting a refurbished HST? Do they have sockets in the older style carriages?

Thanks

The refurbished HSTs have power sockets in First and Standard.  the old HST have it in neither.

I would say that you have a slightly better than even chance of getting a refurbished train, but allocationis fairly random at the.

there are also some trains which are a mixuture of old and new so if you are in a non-refurbished coach it would be worth checking out the others.

Tim

I live opposite cardiff station.

From what i see during the day, you're highly unlikely to be on a non refurb'd HST

The majority of the ones that come through here tend to be refurbed, to an extent (varies from full sets to 3-4 cars refurbed)

Most trains at least have one or two refurb coaches. Just go for the pink doors!

Most of the non refurbed seem to run n the hereford line (although it is getting better)

Main problem is the first class seats are now so uncomfortable its hard to get a decent sleep on the way into work