Booking a whole carriage on a busy service

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[ChrisB]

I meant in terms of acting for a Royal Family member, as had been suggested. Which makes me doubt that it was....

[stuving]

Another consideration is whether this was an end carriage, so only occupying that one coach, or a middle one, so preventing progress along the gangway.

Stated in the article to be coach B. While the quotes are not clear, and the text does not help a lot, my reading is that access through the coach had to be allowed. So a lot of people had to be told not to sit there - in a way that inevitably was felt to be aggressive.

[Bmblbzzz]

If GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) offer a similar service, how about hiring a whole carriage on the TransWilts for the next Coffee Shop meeting?

<ducks and runs>

[grahame]

If GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) offer a similar service, how about hiring a whole carriage on the TransWilts for the next Coffee Shop meeting?

<ducks and runs>

Many a true word spoken in jest ... I could tell tales of getting services strengthened for Santa in 153 days, and of some interesting tales of reserved carriages and trains packed throughout.   

I suppose we could still reserve a coach on the 05:17 off Westbury.  Other than that, occupants per carriage on the TransWilts is often higher than occupants per carriage on the main lines from either end to London. How does that timing suite members?

[ChrisB]

Or go even better - charter a whole train. GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) are still willing to do this

[grahame]

Or go even better - charter a whole train. GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) are still willing to do this

Errr ... if that were off the main lines, does that mean they would willingly shorten something such as a Cardiff - Portsmouth in order to run you a special, or do they have special "special only" trains hidden somewhere?   What about paths (I appreciate that on some routes such as Bristol - Salisbury they could run in the timings of the axed Waterloo service)?

[ChrisB]

Spare capacity generally….and paths always exist (except in the weekday peaks close to London). Harder for spare ctrains in the peaks of course. But off-peak &!weekends aren’t problematical generally

[Bmblbzzz]

Or go even better - charter a whole train. GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) are still willing to do this

Errr ... if that were off the main lines, does that mean they would willingly shorten something such as a Cardiff - Portsmouth in order to run you a special, or do they have special "special only" trains hidden somewhere?   What about paths (I appreciate that on some routes such as Bristol - Salisbury they could run in the timings of the axed Waterloo service)?

This would be the special reserve hidden under Box tunnel!