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Comparison of UK train operators' 1st class services
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by d000hg View PostWho owns GNER now, I remember travelling their trains only a few years ago. You still see the rolling stock with the big comfy seats...
First Class = Being treated like a human being
Standard Class = Cattle truckCoffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Old Hack View Postthey have been known to give you 2/3 drinks if you ask for them.Coffee's for closersComment
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Southern
Free hot drinks from the trolley (if there is one!)
Some power points
Seats are basically the same as standard, as are tables - 4 seats to a table
Some of the 1st class sections don't even have a door to keep out the riff-raff
Staff are generally friendly and informativeComment
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Originally posted by rhubarb View PostFirst Capital Connect.
You sometimes actually get a seat.
And that's about it.
The newer trains are just standard commuter train seats with a little first class headrest cover (not worth the money IMO)
EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS
Nice big leather seats in a seperate carriage/area. Free WiFi (when it's working) Certain trains have a free pastry in the morning and some evening trains have free cheese and crackers. Free tea and coffee/ orange / apple juice / fizzy or still water with biscuits and peanuts at all times - evening trains serve wine (if you want it)Comment
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Originally posted by Jubber View Postevening trains serve wine (if you want it)Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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If only it were correct. Greater Anglia have a 1st class lounge at Liverpool Street - and you get free drinks/snacks on-board (Intercity / Standard Express trains, but not the commuter units).Comment
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Last Worst Western
Good
First class seats are much more comfy that cattle class.
Free snacks and drinks for first class.
First class tickets allow access to first class lounges, which have free nuts, drinks, a toilet and a dustbin.
Bad
2.5 carriages of first class, which are half empty, even on peak journeys.
No wi-fi. None. Period.
Cattle class overcrowded. I have been left standing for the entire 1 hour journey a few times. This applies to both morning and evening.
Always late, never on time, during rush hours. Hence the name. 10 minutes late is considered to be on time.
Constant breakdowns, employees arriving late, signalling failures, and the most recent, suicides. The last one is not their fault though. Their management of breakdowns is terrible.
Very expensive in rush hours. A travelcard from swindon to London zones 1-6 is £805 a month for cattle class.Last edited by tranceporter; 8 May 2013, 17:21.I am Brad. I do more than the needful and drive the market rates up by not bobbing my head.Comment
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