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« Reply #900 on: February 23, 2015, 08:53:37 » |
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« Reply #901 on: February 23, 2015, 09:17:00 » |
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Politicians are great, eh? Doncha just love 'em? He urged the train boss to make sure the increased capacity trains became available within weeks rather than months.
At the meeting, he also asked FGW▸ to get rid of first class carriages completely on local stopping trains. Of course, having converted them, FGW were going to just leave them sitting in depots unused? Of course they were. And a failure on the second request completely. And taking the honours after he jumped on the bandwagon on the first. Good going, you pillock. |
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« Reply #902 on: February 23, 2015, 17:45:13 » |
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« Reply #903 on: February 23, 2015, 18:53:59 » |
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I trust FGW▸ are going to make it clear that going through that door is entering 1st Class. From the picture there are no signs or warnings.
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« Reply #904 on: February 23, 2015, 22:39:02 » |
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I trust FGW▸ are going to make it clear that going through that door is entering 1st Class. From the picture there are no signs or warnings.
Judging by that picture it looks like getting the First Class trolley through there might be a squeeze. |
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« Reply #905 on: February 24, 2015, 08:14:03 » |
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Judging by that picture it looks like getting the First Class trolley through there might be a squeeze.
I much suspect it will be left in the vestibule, in the empty cupboard behind the power car (What used to be a toilet) or as I've more commonly seen... In the wheelchair space 
I believe there now at least 4 TFRB's in circulation with the refurbished First Class seating. |
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« Reply #906 on: February 24, 2015, 10:04:12 » |
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There was one on 1L05 this morning. Couldn't see any stickers on the door, but then I was on the inside looking out, and it was quite a dark smoky glass. FC‡ trolley was reversed at the door and parked in the vestibule prior to the next service post-Reading.
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« Reply #908 on: April 29, 2015, 12:22:21 » |
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I see that Virgin West Coast are modifying their 9-car Pendolino train to give an extra standard class carriage and a 6/3 standard/first split instead of 5/4. This equates to an extra 76 standard seats (with the loss of 46 first class ones). About time too as I can't understand why they weren't specified like that when built!
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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 #909 on: April 29, 2015, 14:26:09 » |
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Even 6/3 is vastly different to FGW▸ 's 6.5/1.5.
As I reported in the Rights and Redress section FGW are now refusing refunds for having to stand in First unless a reservation was made. This goes against National Conditions of Carriage and their own Passengers Charter. Disgraceful on so many levels.
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« Reply #910 on: April 29, 2015, 14:26:51 » |
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I believe that's possibly from when Virgin Trains tried to go for a 3 Class Railway. Standard Class, Silver Service and First Class?
This was the same Virgin Trains that with their XC▸ Franchise originally named First Class as Club Class.
Except you could never buy a Club Class Ticket so technically you could never travel legitamately under the NRCOC▸ as a ticket for the service didn't exist...
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« Reply #911 on: April 29, 2015, 14:54:24 » |
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Even 6/3 is vastly different to FGW▸ 's 6.5/1.5.
As I reported in the Rights and Redress section FGW are now refusing refunds for having to stand in First unless a reservation was made. This goes against National Conditions of Carriage and their own Passengers Charter. Disgraceful on so many levels.
...........so people buying the most (very) expensive First class tickets for/with the benefit of unlimited flexibility may have to stand with no refund? |
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« Reply #912 on: April 29, 2015, 15:46:57 » |
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Even 6/3 is vastly different to FGW▸ 's 6.5/1.5.
Yes, though it's actually nearer 2 with space for the crumple zone, disabled toilet and kitchen taken into account. 99 first class seats, which is more, but not a huge amount more, that the current FGW layout, and pretty much identical to what's expected from the IEP▸ 9-cars. As I reported in the Rights and Redress section FGW are now refusing refunds for having to stand in First unless a reservation was made. This goes against National Conditions of Carriage and their own Passengers Charter. Disgraceful on so many levels.
I quite agree. That is indeed disgraceful. |
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« Reply #913 on: April 29, 2015, 16:56:17 » |
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Even 6/3 is vastly different to FGW▸ 's 6.5/1.5.
As I reported in the Rights and Redress section FGW are now refusing refunds for having to stand in First unless a reservation was made. This goes against National Conditions of Carriage and their own Passengers Charter. Disgraceful on so many levels.
...........so people buying the most (very) expensive First class tickets for/with the benefit of unlimited flexibility may have to stand with no refund? That is indeed what I have been instructed by Customer 'Service' on recept of my past two claims. |
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« Reply #914 on: April 30, 2015, 14:04:01 » |
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As I reported in the Rights and Redress section FGW▸ are now refusing refunds for having to stand in First unless a reservation was made.
Eh ? So how would I go about making a reservation for every journey I make, 10 a week, every week of the year, barring bank holidays ? |
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