looking after families on trains

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[JayMac]

I thought your philosophy was "first come first served" given your comments on under 5s in seats?

I'm consistently inconsistent.

[broadgage]

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) are looking after families before they leave Paddington with a priority boarding trial on selected services during February half-term.

An excellent idea which will hopefully be extended to all school holidays.

Booking details and the list of services:
https://www.gwr.com/travelling-with-us/family-travel/priority-boarding

As I predicted a few posts back. Another case of priority boarding so as to reduce the chances of ordinary ticket holders getting seats.

[TaplowGreen]

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) are looking after families before they leave Paddington with a priority boarding trial on selected services during February half-term.

An excellent idea which will hopefully be extended to all school holidays.

Booking details and the list of services:
https://www.gwr.com/travelling-with-us/family-travel/priority-boarding

As I predicted a few posts back. Another case of priority boarding so as to reduce the chances of ordinary ticket holders getting seats.

Not if you make a reservation surely?

[bobm]

I remember a couple of years travelling to the West Country and there were a family sitting opposite.  One of the adults thought it would be a great idea for the children to imitate the noise of a cow every time they saw one out of the window.

There are a lot of cattle beside the Berks & Hants line.

[IndustryInsider]

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) are looking after families before they leave Paddington with a priority boarding trial on selected services during February half-term.

An excellent idea which will hopefully be extended to all school holidays.

Booking details and the list of services:
https://www.gwr.com/travelling-with-us/family-travel/priority-boarding

Indeed it is an excellent idea - just the sort of customer focussed thing that TaplowGreen suggests (quite rightly) that the railway industry needs to become better at...though it got a lot of negativity from other forum members.

Clearly the first trial that started in August last year went well as it's the same format and the same list of trains.  Come to think of it, did that trial actually end?  http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=25324.0

[grahame]

I remember a couple of years travelling to the West Country and there were a family sitting opposite.  One of the adults thought it would be a great idea for the children to imitate the noise of a cow every time they saw one out of the window.

There are a lot of cattle beside the Berks & Hants line.

Must have been Moooo-sic to your ears

[broadgage]

The children should have been told that cows are usually almost silent and only make a noise if frightened, in need of food or water, or over excited.

[bobm]

Wish you’d been travelling with me.  I’d have stood you a port or two to tell them!