| Finally, a train journey that I could enjoy Posted by Trowres at 16:15, 23rd August 2025 |     |
I haven't made very many train journeys in the past year. Partly this is because the experience on the journeys I had made (with GWR) were so frequently stressful and uncomfortable (train cancellations, overcrowding, noisy football fans, mediocre in-train environments).
Finally, a success on Southeastern. Fast, it wasn't. But the class 375 Electrostar on the Hastings line was quiet, had working air conditioning, and seats with tables that lined up perfectly with the windows. (see: it is possible
) . Seat comfort is subjective, but this party of three were in agreement that these were the best seats encountered for ages.Meanwhile, elsewhere...
| Re: Finally, a train journey that I could enjoy Posted by grahame at 11:00, 25th August 2025 | |
I haven't made very many train journeys in the past year. Partly this is because the experience on the journeys I had made (with GWR) were so frequently stressful and uncomfortable (train cancellations, overcrowding, noisy football fans, mediocre in-train environments).
Good to hear ... coloquially, I do find that at the further you get from our part of the country, the better are the journeys. Could just be that when away from home, you're in a more holiday mood. Loved Guiilvare to Narvik, Cadca to Makov. But then Berlin to
Edit note: Spelling corrected, to avoid the impression that it was the brand name of a chemical toilet. CfN.
