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« Reply #135 on: May 06, 2008, 16:22:41 » |
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Pleased to say i caused no problem and I felt like a God with a WHOLE table Try the Night Train. Perfect if you need to get to Penzance fairly early. Re upholstered First Class seating, 2+1, all at Tables, it is not very busy, and you can use Standard Day Returns. Or Cheap Day on Saturday AM. Not that I plan to come down to Cornwall at 0400 AM anyhow
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« Reply #136 on: May 06, 2008, 16:25:02 » |
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Didn't know the Night Riviera ran via Paignton?! It does run a lot of places though. Went a long way round on Sunday night. London-Reading-Swindon-Westbury-Castle Cary-Yeovil Pen Mill-Yeovil Junction-Exeter Central-Exeter St Davids-Penzance Pleased to say i caused no problem and I felt like a God with a WHOLE table Try the Night Train. Perfect if you need to get to Penzance fairly early. Re upholstered First Class seating, 2+1, all at Tables, it is not very busy, and you can use Standard Day Returns. Or Cheap Day on Saturday AM. Not that I plan to come down to Cornwall at 0400 AM anyhow Good, if you are in Cornwall though. As for CDR▸ 's. I used a Cornish Ranger on it yesterday.
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« Reply #137 on: May 07, 2008, 20:23:12 » |
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here is one way adelante beats refurb GST- inner arms - the one on the window side - how come they are hinged and lift up on an adelante but are fixed on a GST refurb
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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #138 on: May 07, 2008, 22:47:03 » |
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here is one way adelante beats refurb GST- inner arms - the one on the window side - how come they are hinged and lift up on an adelante but are fixed on a GST refurb
Different type of seat, adalantes have seats which are wholly floor mounted whilst HST▸ refurb are Floor and side wall mounted the fixed arm is part of the side wall fitting
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« Reply #139 on: May 07, 2008, 22:50:00 » |
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here is one way adelante beats refurb GST- inner arms - the one on the window side - how come they are hinged and lift up on an adelante but are fixed on a GST refurb
Different type of seat, adalantes have seats which are wholly floor mounted whilst HST▸ refurb are Floor and side wall mounted the fixed arm is part of the side wall fitting BAD design (tongue in cheek mode one - before I get flamed) I now have to carry two pillows - one for my head against the window and one to protect my cocyx from the fixed arm when I make a two seat into a bed! (tongue in cheek mode off) Seriously though - my lappy had no charge tonight so I was comfortably stretched out reading a book tonight on an adelante - a HST would need some sort of pillow or roll up protection
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #140 on: May 08, 2008, 10:38:53 » |
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here is one way adelante beats refurb GST- inner arms - the one on the window side - how come they are hinged and lift up on an adelante but are fixed on a GST refurb
Different type of seat, adalantes have seats which are wholly floor mounted whilst HST▸ refurb are Floor and side wall mounted the fixed arm is part of the side wall fitting Nope! I investigated my seat this morning. The side wall fitting is actually on the squab - there is no part of the arm attached to the side wall hence no reason it couldnt be hinged
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #141 on: May 08, 2008, 10:52:57 » |
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I now have to carry two pillows - one for my head against the window and one to protect my cocyx from the fixed arm when I make a two seat into a bed!
(tongue in cheek mode off)
Seriously though - my lappy had no charge tonight so I was comfortably stretched out reading a book tonight on an adelante - a HST▸ would need some sort of pillow or roll up protection
is that a violin I hear
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« Reply #142 on: May 08, 2008, 10:58:51 » |
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I now have to carry two pillows - one for my head against the window and one to protect my cocyx from the fixed arm when I make a two seat into a bed!
(tongue in cheek mode off)
Seriously though - my lappy had no charge tonight so I was comfortably stretched out reading a book tonight on an adelante - a HST▸ would need some sort of pillow or roll up protection
is that a violin I hear *Begins to play the worlds smallest Violin*
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« Reply #143 on: May 08, 2008, 15:34:19 » |
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I now have to carry two pillows - one for my head against the window and one to protect my cocyx from the fixed arm when I make a two seat into a bed!
(tongue in cheek mode off)
Seriously though - my lappy had no charge tonight so I was comfortably stretched out reading a book tonight on an adelante - a HST▸ would need some sort of pillow or roll up protection
is that a violin I hear *Begins to play the worlds smallest Violin* Don't leave it on the train
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Cheers Jim AG's most famous quote "It'll be better next week"
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« Reply #144 on: May 08, 2008, 19:46:52 » |
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I now have to carry two pillows - one for my head against the window and one to protect my cocyx from the fixed arm when I make a two seat into a bed!
(tongue in cheek mode off)
Seriously though - my lappy had no charge tonight so I was comfortably stretched out reading a book tonight on an adelante - a HST▸ would need some sort of pillow or roll up protection
is that a violin I hear *Begins to play the worlds smallest Violin* Don't leave it on the train
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« Reply #145 on: October 13, 2008, 21:12:36 » |
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The only thing i'm personally against is the lighting. I was trying desperately to look out of the window yesturday, but all i could see was myself... desperately trying to see out of the window!
A memorandum has been issued to fleet staff at the depots instructing them to send out empty trains about to head into service with 'half-lighting' selected as standard from now onwards. The only time you should see full lighting on is if a TM‡ has subsequently changed the setting, or there is a fault with the lighting that means 'half-lighting' cannot be selected - this isn't uncommon, but usually affects only one vehicle at a time and not the whole train.
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
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« Reply #146 on: October 17, 2008, 21:58:11 » |
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In a recent survey on this site I voted for unrefurbished Mark 3s or Mark 2s as the best (and got plaudits from one user for voting for Mark 2s). Let's be brutal, refurb'ed Mark 3s are c**p. The old trad layouts of 4 seats around table was fantastic and made rail travel a joy.
Been to London from Cheltenham this week on Wednedsay and today with colleagues. Only managed a table this morning on 0727 ex Cheltenham and managed a sensible working meeting on the way.
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« Reply #147 on: October 19, 2008, 17:13:15 » |
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The only thing i'm personally against is the lighting. I was trying desperately to look out of the window yesturday, but all i could see was myself... desperately trying to see out of the window!
A memorandum has been issued to fleet staff at the depots instructing them to send out empty trains about to head into service with 'half-lighting' selected as standard from now onwards. The only time you should see full lighting on is if a TM‡ has subsequently changed the setting, or there is a fault with the lighting that means 'half-lighting' cannot be selected - this isn't uncommon, but usually affects only one vehicle at a time and not the whole train. it must pointed out however that this is a energy saving exercise, not so that the like's of Steve44 is able to see out of the window!
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« Reply #148 on: October 21, 2008, 12:43:06 » |
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The only thing i'm personally against is the lighting. I was trying desperately to look out of the window yesturday, but all i could see was myself... desperately trying to see out of the window!
A memorandum has been issued to fleet staff at the depots instructing them to send out empty trains about to head into service with 'half-lighting' selected as standard from now onwards. The only time you should see full lighting on is if a TM‡ has subsequently changed the setting, or there is a fault with the lighting that means 'half-lighting' cannot be selected - this isn't uncommon, but usually affects only one vehicle at a time and not the whole train. it must pointed out however that this is a energy saving exercise, not so that the like's of Steve44 is able to see out of the window! Darn it!!!! I've been suffering Bad Head aches and sore Eyes after traveling in Brightly lit HST▸ coaches, the Lighting level can be painfully high for those with Sensitive Eyes. I was looking at Sueing!!!!!
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« Reply #149 on: October 21, 2008, 20:50:27 » |
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Half lighting, eh? I was looking at the ceiling panels only last week wondering if the refurb meant the lights alternated with ordinary panels in some weirdo design feature. Excuse my ignorance.
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