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« Reply #1290 on: October 15, 2017, 20:17:23 » |
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I'm surprised GWR▸ haven't published seating plans for their IETs▸ to assist passengers wishing to book seats in advance. Cross Country have diagrams for their High Speed Trains (HST▸ )s and Voyagers. Early days I suppose.
Edit: VickiS - clarifying Acronym
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #1291 on: October 15, 2017, 20:31:43 » |
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I am not that interested in limited free food offers in first class. However availability of the Pullman, and priority in use of same, is a major factor in my decision to go first.
As I stated, there will be a handful of people for whom it is a consideration, but for the most it is largely irrelevant. ... and (teasing broadgage gently here) " ... for the large it is mostly irrelevant."
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #1292 on: October 15, 2017, 21:08:54 » |
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There are more seats owing to longer carriages?
I was specifically thinking of 1st and from looking at the available draft layouts there will 53 seats in 1st. From looking at the two 1st carriages (buffet and full carriage) in an High Speed Trains ( HST▸ ) there are 70 seats. That's 17 fewer isn't it although I admit that the actual IEP▸ layout might have more seats. Edit: VickiS - clarifying Acronym
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Umberleigh
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« Reply #1293 on: October 25, 2017, 16:53:48 » |
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I am looking at timetable W1c for 11 September to 31 December. It shows that the 1903 Pullman is now Friday Only (FO) with the Mon-Thu 1903 shown as having no catering. Is this correct?
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bobm
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« Reply #1294 on: October 25, 2017, 16:56:33 » |
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Haven’t seen that timetable but I can confirm the 19:03 is scheduled to have a Pullman Monday to Friday.
Eaten on it midweek on a couple of occasions since September.
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« Reply #1295 on: October 25, 2017, 16:59:09 » |
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That is good news, and it does state this on the page dedicated to the Pullman service at the front of the timetable. Bit confusing though.
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« Reply #1296 on: October 25, 2017, 18:52:09 » |
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W1C is the timetable from Plymouth to Penzance, and therefore only shows direct services or connections north of Plymouth... The 19:03 terminates at Plymouth Monday to Thursday therefore only shows the connection times and not the actual train itself. Having a catering symbol above that service would mean having a restaurant on a class 150
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« Reply #1297 on: October 31, 2017, 19:32:53 » |
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Standard class had a buffet and a trolley service on the 0645 Penzance to paddington this morning. The trolley service was unannounced yet around half of the passengers in my carriage purchased something between Plymouth and Exeter in one walk through. Would half of passengers of used the buffet? I somewhat don’t think so, suggesting a trolley is maybe a better system for increasing sales?
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« Reply #1298 on: November 04, 2017, 22:43:43 » |
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I hope to take lunch on the latter of the two up Pullmans on Friday 17 November, boarding at Taunton, 14-24. Will I have the honour of meeting any forum members on the train ? I might also be taking dinner the same day on the Golden Hind, departing Paddington at 18-03. Hopefully, a sufficiency of port will be available.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard. It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc. A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #1299 on: November 05, 2017, 03:47:33 » |
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We've all heard of someone who has single handedly rescued an apparently failing organisation. In broadgage's case, we might have to call it single stomachly.....
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« Reply #1300 on: November 05, 2017, 13:01:17 » |
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I'm aware of another trencherman from around these parts who Pullman dines even more regularly than broadgage. Or myself.
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bobm
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« Reply #1301 on: November 05, 2017, 13:04:18 » |
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Possibly - but I am not sure I could manage two meals in the space of a few hours, despite what Chris from Nailsea may think!
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #1302 on: November 05, 2017, 18:17:20 » |
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... availability of the Pullman, and priority in use of same, is a major factor in my decision to go first.
As I stated, there will be a handful of people for whom it is a consideration, but for the most it is largely irrelevant. ... and ( teasing broadgage gently here) " ... for the large it is mostly irrelevant." With the benefit of hindsight, I should have included 'and bobm' in that text.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #1303 on: November 07, 2017, 18:31:21 » |
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Just been served with a coffee from the trolley on an IET▸ ... and learning a little about the catering.
Coffee - £2.30, instant. The price list on the side of the trolley says "Tea, Coffee .... £2.10" but when I proffered my £2.10, the word "from" on the top of the column was pointed out - it's tea that's £2.10. Coffee is £2.30.
I enquired about rumours of a better coffee being available on the trolley in comparison to the buffet - it's the same in Standard class, but they do have a filter coffee available too - "on trial". You need to ask for it though (and I didn't know it was available at the point I ordered), so I suspect they'll find limited demand.
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1st fan
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« Reply #1304 on: November 07, 2017, 19:39:41 » |
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Just been served with a coffee from the trolley on an IET▸ ... and learning a little about the catering.
Coffee - £2.30, instant. The price list on the side of the trolley says "Tea, Coffee .... £2.10" but when I proffered my £2.10, the word "from" on the top of the column was pointed out - it's tea that's £2.10. Coffee is £2.30.
I enquired about rumours of a better coffee being available on the trolley in comparison to the buffet - it's the same in Standard class, but they do have a filter coffee available too - "on trial". You need to ask for it though (and I didn't know it was available at the point I ordered), so I suspect they'll find limited demand.
Does seem a bit of a downward step compared to the Americano, Cappuccino, Cafe Latte & Espresso currently available from the Buffet/Express Cafe. Still this is progress lest we forget I'm not a coffee drinker so I wouldn't know which one is which other than the Espresso is strong but not much of it.
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