ph5172 Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Just been to a works event in the great city. Caught the last train home North bound from Euston, which was also taking the Silverlink passangers because of the strike. 9 carridges, 5 standard, 4 1st class got on 20 mins early, along with about 100 other people to be unable to find a seat, me thinks 1st class will have a few so plonks my **** down to be told 10 mins in that an upgrade will cost me £56 (i asked if i could just sit and not use the free tea and food, and i was in a suit not traccy bottoms) he said no but he would let me stand by the doors without charging me!!! cheek Anyway eventually found a standard seat when somone went to the loo just to hear an announcement for a doctor or nurse, after a bit of persuasion from the lads i wanderd back down to first class, dealt with the problem (with no gloves as the first aid kit didnt have any!!!) had a talk to a few nurses who were helping as you do!!!! . anyway stop at station drama over ambulance crew on.... conductor says we can sit in first class now as we helped, so we proceeded to eat all the free food and drink that was there and even robbed all the chocolate brownies!!! If anyone else helped i hope you moved into 1st class too!!! Cheek of it i mean plenty of spare seats and they wont even use them.... anyway rant over im off to eat my free chocolate brownies...thank you mr branson!!! Question is.... should i write and complain about the lack of seats (ommiting the free food i stole!!!)?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Well if they are taking passengers from other companies that are striking I would send them a letter of thanks. They got you home still did they not. Remember people pay extra in first class to be in a quiest place without yobs and kids messing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I paid for a seat with foam in it last month .... but they double booked many so I was stuck in basic class which was a bench seat no foam and the back 90 degrees from the seat.... consoled myself with playing poker with the 2 prostitutes opposite for nearly 9 hours..... My mandarin being very poor meant I could not complain. The Mrs thought is was funny "next time we'll take the plane then !!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 without a 1st class ticket, technically you are not even allowed to walk through or stand in the vestibules of a 1st class carriage! as dustyfox said, be grateful that they did take you, as if your ticket was for a silverlink train then they are not required to carry you as a passenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Over the summer i travelled from cornwall to london once a week. The punctuality was abismal and the price extortionate however whenever i booked my ticket i always chose a reservation so atleast i was guaranteed a sit down. If you can try and book online (and pickup from a fastticket machine at the station) and get a seat reservation. Not always possible i understand though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I caught the overnight firstclass sleeper from Nairobi to Mombassa a few years ago with the Mrs. It was the worst night of my life. Three days of Immodium wore off at about 3am and I spent most of the night squatting over a hole on the train floor and the rest of the night killing the man eating cockroaches and barracading the cabin door so did not get robbed while the wife slept under the sheets that looked like a piece of Swiss cheese. 15 hours after our journey started we met up with our friends who had not paid the extra and took the plane. They were lounging by the pool sipping cocktails. I will never complain about about british railways ever again!!! Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 First class is a stone age invention. Get rid and get some more seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 First class is a stone age invention. Get rid and get some more seats. sorry dont agree Shaun - you sometimes need time out from the rabble and time to organise meetings and such like , First class gives you this . Thats not me being snobby ( if you knew me , i'm as far from snobby as can be ), its just the way it is mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 First class is a stone age invention. Get rid and get some more seats. sorry dont agree Shaun - you sometimes need time out from the rabble and time to organise meetings and such like , First class gives you this . Fair play mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 No my ticket was for Virgin trains. I have also done the overnight from Nirobi to Mombassa.... Brilliant and how to the waiters keep the whites white with all that dust? and the handy thing was if you needded anything you could jump off at a station and buy yor stuff and walk and catch the train backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death from below Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Had similar experience on route to Newcastle from StPancras once.....drunken bloke getting all out of order with a train conductor.....being my goos self I stepped in and sorted him out and handed him over to Transport police (we were still in St Pancras).....I went and sat down in my plebs seat.....after a few minutes I was taken to first class and spent the whole journey quaffing free Vino........lovely jubbly.....even better as I didn't ask or expect a free upgrade for just doing my job(off duty as I was but would always help out anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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