Quieter XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) trains during the week will run with only someone on the trolley who will serve first when they get there, and should a trolley be uncovered on a train with a first class host then the host will usually be 'stepped-up' to cover the trolley so the whole train (eventually) receives a service. With many a staff changeover taking place at Bristol, it's likely if the catering was single manned then they'd be ready to handover by Taunton or if going in the opposite direction then they'd only just be starting through the train. For shorter journeys the hosts will normally try and keep complimentary food up their sleeves as the trains have limited storage and go for hours between stations which are equipped to replenish supplies, opting to keep food for those travelling longer distances as they don't have the option to get something at stations along the way.
Service centres for catering supplies are on the NW/SC spine: Birmingham and Reading and on the NE/SW spine: Edinburgh / Birmingham / Bristol / Plymouth. Certain trains receive sandwiches only at Newcastle utilising the Grand Central service centre. Gone are the days when Rail Gormless could top up almost anywhere along the route.

About right if a TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company) is doing their own LPO using staff on a general station grade salary. Guessing external companies will pay closer to the minimum wage for staff in thier left-luggage / lost-property offices (such as Excess Baggage).

Going back to the XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) hot food, certain trains are pre-loaded with a smaller range of meals (meat/veggie breakfast, salmon, chicken, aubergine), saving the need to pre-order as long as stock is still available. They are in essence a microwaved pre-prepared meal of a decent quality served in a plastic tray for standard and on a plastic plate for first. Better than a microwaved burger or panini? Definitely. Better than freshly prepared food from a kitchen served on proper tableware with proper knives and forks? Absolutely not.

According to realtimetrains the bus service was to/from Windsor and Eton Riverside (SWT^▸ (South West Trains) station) rather than Central (GW^▸ (Great Western) station). I'm unsure why!

Just out of interest what are the yellow round things in picture eight?!

The Spoons here in Edinburgh don't do the Sunday Club any more, have to jump on a train to Berwick for my fix. 
Alternatively if it's pay weekend then I head to The Grosvenor and get super-thick-sliced beef (bordering on steak) and all the trimmings. Supposed you get what you pay for!

There's a new one opened up even closer to Queen Street station, the Camperdown Place is situated at street level under the station occupying an area comprising the site of an old bar and the old lower level of Burger King.

If memory serves this one is called The Punch Bowl.

If a set enters service in reverse it's generally kept that way for the whole diagram to save any associated delays en-route, particularly if the empty stock movement at the end of the day can be used to turn them, a few routes that spring to mind where a train may turn for engineering / train fault reasons on the route are:
Motherwell (via Mossend and Holytown), Edinburgh Suburban line, Newcastle High Level Bridge, York to Leeds via Castleford, Sheffield to Chesterfield via Beighton, Chesterfield to Derby via the Erewash Valley, Birmingham to King's Norton via Camp Hill, Gloucester to Bristol via the tunnel (calling Filton vice Parkway).
Not an exhaustive list, but ones I can think of that XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) drivers sign, there are  few more north of the border but they's need route conducting.

The hybrid coach was added by Virgin WC^▸ (Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority)) after the split from XC to provide more first class seating when used on Holyhead services as 10 cars, XC Voyagers have never had them.

Most of the Northern machines are now issuing in the fonts and letter case you describe following feedback from the initial trial, though in my opinion some of the lettering is still too small.

Not to mention the wee HST^▸ (High Speed Train) on the back of the note!

Hmmn, does seem to me that it could be used by unscrupulous ticket / season holders to find the biggest delay for the journey shown on the ticket and claim for it, rather than the train on which they actually travelled.

Quite right you are, was listed under 'other routes' in the certificate and had overlooked it. I blame being out of the area too long, that and early starts this week! ;o)

The former Lothian Regional Council areas have vastly different concessionary fares in operation.

Midlothian: No concession as currently not stations within the council area.
City of Edinburgh: Former discount of 50p single ^1 withdrawn - it was only valid to rail destinations within the city limits, so not of a great deal of use, now valid for free tram travel.
East Lothian: Half fare at any time of day for the appropriate ticket type. 5p single, 10p return for companions of blind passengers.
West Lothian: ^1 single, ^2 return to a wde rangle of stations including to Edinburgh and to the outskirts of Glasgow (generally neighbouring council areas) and half fare to East Lothian and a range of stations in Glasgow city. Only valid off peak at the same time restrictions as CDRs^▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day')).

So you can see why they'd be a bit miffed that they still have to take the bus.

Passengers who are visually impaired and have this impairment shown on their entitlement card are entitled to free train travel to any National Rail station in Scotland and also to Carlisle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.