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« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2009, 08:08:41 »
Quote from: johoare on July 09, 2009, 21:02:39
I was on this train yesterday morning (wednesday 8th) in coach B or C I think and there was only me and one other person standing up. The guard came through and said there were seats at the back, and that was before they announced that the third 1st Class carriage was being declassified.. Was that a one off or maybe the back of the train is quieter?

Passengers are like water...we flow to the point of least resistance.  So what happens is that if we find it's busy at the back for a couple of days we decamp to the other end of the platform.  Then when it becomes overcorwded at the front we drift towards the back again.  I'm sure if it was videod that psychologists would find it a fascinating activity to study.
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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2009, 10:50:20 »
According to this web site:
http://www.modelrailwaysdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Hornby-R2701X.html
HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) are supplied on a coach by coach basis ...

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Pack contains:
1 HST High Speed Train Power Car
1 HST High Speed Train Dummy Power Car
Coaches are not include in the pack and will need to be purchased separately

So I guess you'll see quite a number of 1/76 th shrunken short trains around  Grin
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« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2009, 17:16:19 »
Quote from: devon_metro on July 09, 2009, 19:23:54
I find it astronomical that a 0726 arrival into the capital is so busy!

You London commuters work early  Cheesy
We commute hard, work hard and play hard, apart from that its the only real decent fast train in the morning that the Marlow branch connects with
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