Have FirstGW lost an IC125 set permenantly, or is my rolling stock spreadsheet wrong? I have it as 19 micro-buffet sets in the fleet, plus 35 with full buffets making 54 sets. thetrout's post above suggests one less micro-buffet set.
The document may have had a typo. Or I made a typo when taking notes (Which I suck at anyway so is probable). It was an internal
FGW▸ document and FGW's proofreading skills have in the past left alot to be desired...
Also, my spreadsheet has the current capacity of the full-buffet at 17 seats. Have they really managed to squeese another 7 first class seats into the buffet cars? And one more thing, I have the current Coach C down as a TS(D) with only 70 seats (and, presumably, a disabled-access toilet), thetrout's information suggests the disabled-access toilet has gone missing (assuming there is one currently of course) or they're going to have a 'short persons carriage' with even less legroom to allow all the TS vehicles to have 80-82 seats.
I flagged this up when looking at the document myself! Both of these things infact!
The Disabled Access Carriage (TSD) I spotted immediately as I knew it didn't have 82 seats. It was suggested that FGW are including the Flip Down Seats opposite the disabled toilet and elsewhere in that area in the whole number. I was not inclined to agree and think this is an inadvertent oversight.
Unless FGW plan to remove the disabled toilet from Coach C... Can't see that being popular amongst Disability Rights Campaigners at all... So I am not even going to suggest FGW might even consider such a thing!
I also doubt that 24 seats will be fitted into a full kitchen which leaves 1 of 2 possibilities.
FGW are reducing the kitchen sizes in the Buffet (Seriously unlikely in my opinion considering the hard marketing of the Pullman and slowly improving of the Travelling Chef services)
So I think it's another oversight as someone hasn't taken into account some Buffet Cars only have 17 seats.
Rhydgaled, do you know how many full size Buffets FGW have in their fleet? I think I will edit my original post as
a speculation that FGW have got that slightly wrong.
Slightly off topic. But with regards to the FGW Quiet Carriage in Coach A. Did FGW consider making this a
TC‡ for a small section of First Class Seating for a Quiet Carriage? Thus making 1.75 Carriages of First Class (.25 being in Coach A)
Of course that wouldn't be great for complimentary refreshments as you'd have a bit of a walk to Coach F or Coach K
That would be the same now...the unit plugged into the socket now won't protect your equipment against that type of surge....they aren't fused.
I wasn't too clear in what I was trying to say there. But that's not 100% correct.
5vDC and 12vDC on a USB Port from a Laptop if the port malfunctions is enough to give you a nasty boot. The laptop will be fused at the charger plug (Unless you've bought a cheap Chinese clone adapter which you should throw away immediately as they are
NOT safe!)
An example is plugging in a USB Data Stick. If the voltages on the port surge you'll get a bit of a sting and then a nervous breakdown when you realise you've destroyed your USB Data Stick. Anyone who says that doesn't happen should take a backup of their USB Stick right now and stop being so naive!
In this case, 47 seats with 2x USB Ports each = 94 USB Ports. You would have a professional PSU providing that which would almost certainly be fused. But someone elses device on a USB power rail can affect other devices nearby... Rare yes, Have I seen it happen, once.
Of course I am sure FGW have considered the risks here and decided it's worth it. But that is the same FGW that is only just starting it's rollout to Windows 7 so I will sit on the fence for now
