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[Surrey 455]

I'm headed for Scotland tomorrow and don't have a seat reservation.

Which train does the panel advise me to catch if I wish to get a seat? 

I was in Barcelona a few years ago when a young woman got on the metro with a wooden chair, sat on it and did some crocheting. That's a thought. For a less cumbersome option you could try a shooting stick or one of those cheap canvas folding chairs from Tesco. 

[TaplowGreen]

Travelling alone or with a companion who must sit with you except whilst you film yourself?

 

Travelling with my trusty laptop, and without a film crew or a wife in this instance.

Seats are bourgeois Grahame, I urge you to follow Comrade Corbyn's advice in sympathy with the workers and sit on the floor/stand all the way (or for at least 40 minutes anyway till the filming has finished)................to pass the time you could sing "The Red Flag", or perhaps more appropriately "Midnight train to Melksham" (in the Gladys Knight style, with dance moves!) and if you do that and produce video evidence, I'll pay your fare! 

[grahame]

Seats are bourgeois Grahame ...

Maybe, but they allow me reach destination in fit condition to work tomorrow.  So I'll be pragmatic

I urge you to follow Comrade Corbyn's advice in sympathy with the workers and sit on the floor/stand all the way (or for at least 40 minutes anyway till the filming has finished).

Virtually everything reserved but lots of open seats thus far (now at Preston).  I took a random seat with reservation earlier and got chucked out by soccer fans (or lads off on a party) at Warrington Bank Quay - so hope I'm doing my bit with everyone.

...............to pass the time you could sing "The Red Flag", or perhaps more appropriately "Midnight train to Melksham" (in the Gladys Knight style, with dance moves!) and if you do that and produce video evidence, I'll pay your fare! 

I would love to.  However, I've heard announcements this morning asking passenger to report strange behaviour to the police, and I don't want to risk it.

[TonyK]

...............to pass the time you could sing "The Red Flag", or perhaps more appropriately "Midnight train to Melksham" (in the Gladys Knight style, with dance moves!) and if you do that and produce video evidence, I'll pay your fare! 

I would love to.  However, I've heard announcements this morning asking passenger to report strange behaviour to the police, and I don't want to risk it.

In which case, use the alternative words:

"The working class can kiss my (aahhh!)
I've got a first class seat at last"

Etc.

[TaplowGreen]

Seats are bourgeois Grahame ...

Maybe, but they allow me reach destination in fit condition to work tomorrow.  So I'll be pragmatic

I urge you to follow Comrade Corbyn's advice in sympathy with the workers and sit on the floor/stand all the way (or for at least 40 minutes anyway till the filming has finished).

Virtually everything reserved but lots of open seats thus far (now at Preston).  I took a random seat with reservation earlier and got chucked out by soccer fans (or lads off on a party) at Warrington Bank Quay - so hope I'm doing my bit with everyone.

...............to pass the time you could sing "The Red Flag", or perhaps more appropriately "Midnight train to Melksham" (in the Gladys Knight style, with dance moves!) and if you do that and produce video evidence, I'll pay your fare! 

I would love to.  However, I've heard announcements this morning asking passenger to report strange behaviour to the police, and I don't want to risk it.

Grahame I assure you it was all very tongue in cheek - apart from the singing of course!!! 

[Bmblbzzz]

Some people definitely aren't aware they even have reserved seats. On Monday I took the 1912 XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) from Mordor to Temple Meads. The train was crammed and too short, as those services always seem to be; however, I had a reservation, so I found it and sat down. Somewhere after Cheltenham I got up to go to the loo and in the vestibule I encountered the ticket inspector chappy, telling a lad (early 20s or late teens) sat on the floor with several others that he actually had a reserved seat "but someone's probably sat it in by now."

[grahame]

From The Daily Mail

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn spent a three-hour train journey sat on the floor along with several other seatless commuters after backing more walkouts by rail workers.
The leader of the opposition was filmed sitting on the floor of the train with a coffee, brown paper bag and a copy of Private Eye magazine during the London to Newcastle journey.
He was on his way to a debate with Labour MP^▸ (Member of Parliament) Owen Smith in Gateshead but found himself without a seat on the 'ram-packed' Virgin East Coast train.

From The Mirror

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Labour Party Conference. You see, I kind of donated my seat to the Leader of the Opposition

Jeremy Corbyn was in my seat.

What were the chances? That less than a month after the leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition derailed himself over a train seat, he'd be sitting in mine?

On a genuinely 'ram-packed' London to Liverpool train heading to Labour Party Conference.

The night before he'd learn if he's been re-elected leader of the Party.

I checked my ticket reservation. Coach B, seat 41.

I checked the seat number. Coach B, seat 41.

I checked the illuminated panel above his head. "041. Reserved."

I took a moment to process the information, before deciding on my options.

... [snip]

[LiskeardRich]

The most important part of that article Graham, is that he was reading a railway magazine. 

[ChrisB]

I'd have asked him to move frankly...in principle. Only the able-bodied, mind.

[ellendune]

I think the reporter said that someone was sitting in his friends reserved seat so he moved so probably there was a reserved seat he was not using. 

[TaplowGreen]

You could have done what Corbyn himself did (with some help from his cronies), and turn it into a publicity stunt.............I'm sure you'd have made a better job of it than he did!!!