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« on: April 01, 2024, 14:20:01 »
This should be interesting 5 hours on a train - I bought my reservation but it does not include a seat. The train manager tells me that's because the train is fully booked and "stand for 5 hours" is the theory.  I'm sure that in practise it won't be full all the way - seated AT PRESENT but this could be fun. Train Manager confirms I can move around.

Oh "Wider picture Overseas" - not GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)  Grin
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2024, 12:41:53 »
Quote from: grahame on April 01, 2024, 14:20:01
...not GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)...

But it could have been one of the SWR» (South Western Railway - about) services on the WoE line!
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2024, 12:21:07 »
Quote from: grahame on April 01, 2024, 14:20:01
This should be interesting 5 hours on a train - I bought my reservation but it does not include a seat. The train manager tells me that's because the train is fully booked and "stand for 5 hours" is the theory.  I'm sure that in practise it won't be full all the way - seated AT PRESENT but this could be fun. Train Manager confirms I can move around.

Oh "Wider picture Overseas" - not GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)  Grin

Out of interest what was your reservation for if not an actual seat?
Was it literally just allowing you onto the service?
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2024, 13:50:37 »
Quote from: Phantom on April 03, 2024, 12:21:07
Quote from: grahame on April 01, 2024, 14:20:01
This should be interesting 5 hours on a train - I bought my reservation but it does not include a seat. The train manager tells me that's because the train is fully booked and "stand for 5 hours" is the theory.  I'm sure that in practise it won't be full all the way - seated AT PRESENT but this could be fun. Train Manager confirms I can move around.

Oh "Wider picture Overseas" - not GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)  Grin

Out of interest what was your reservation for if not an actual seat?
Was it literally just allowing you onto the service?

I'm not sure ... I suspect that they allow a certain "overspill" number for reservations that don't get taken up.  I asked the chap on the platform who had "can I help you" on his tabard in English and he told me I might have to stay for 5 hours!
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2024, 11:07:56 »
The reason I asked, it reminded me when I was on a train from Paddington back to Temple Meads, it was overcrowded and full and standing from London
So I stood with a friend in a vestibule between two first class carriages, when the train Manager came through we were asked to move as we didn't have a first class ticket
Apparently our ticket didn't guarantee a seat, just the ability to travel on that service
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