Recent content by Grandnat

Avanti West Coast (and Northern) ruined my pre-Christmas trip to see friends and family. Here's a short video about the experience:

I made a short vlog about my visit to East Linton on opening day:

Hello - this is Roger. It was great to meet you and to have a chat. There was definitely a good atmosphere even though I got there well after the crowds. I imagine there’ll be quite a few vlogs from Geoff and others so I probably won’t rush mine out - I can’t really compete! Ha ha!

I did a Vlog of my trip on the Sleeper as written above [only about the Club Room portion) - here’s a link if interested (if I’m breaking rules posting a YouTube link, apologies, and delete]

I’m pretty sure in pre-launch versions of the website there were photos of Classics set up as solos, plus the wording reflected this. Maybe there’s a cached version somewhere. This feels like a recent cost cutting exercise...

Further to my review where I expressed disappointment that I’d booked a solo use Classic room but it was set up with both bunks, I’ve just noticed on the website that the text in says the Classics are “Twin Bunk Beds” whereas for the Club room it says, “Twin bunks or single bed options”...

Took my first trip on the new MK5 Sleeper this week. I used to use the service quite often but this was my first trip in over a year so I was looking forward to trying out the new trains, if a little wary given all the bad reports I’d heard. I went down from Edinburgh to London in a Club Cabin...

There was one new CS coach outside Craigentinny Wheel Lathe today. Do t know if there were any inside.

Because the bog/shower are positioned between the sleeping compartments then the classic rooms are always going to be at least a sleeping compartment away from a WC. If you’re in a club room then you are right next to your own WC obviously plus will get the noise from next door’s as well.

Are they not making up the rooms depending upon whether booked for single occupancy or not? So stowing away the top bunk when booked for solo? I noticed the man in seat 61 was in a Club Room on his own but the top bunk was down. If I’d book a solo room I’d be a bit annoyed if the top bunk was...

You do have the option of a £45 Seat on the Sleeper. Whilst I agree with you about horrible cramped short haul flights, the seats on the Sleeper are more akin to a Premium Economy Seat on a long haul plane (and look similar to a first class Seat on ECML. I would have liked to have seen the...

“This train is formed of 8 coaches” Why not just say, “This train has 8 coaches”?

Fingers crossed. I travel from Edinburgh to Newcastle and York a lot and I find the full breakfast a satisfying size - once you add in extra toast and fruit and multiple coffees. On the return I’ve recently found they’ve run out of most things or there aren’t enough staff to offer the full...

I asked a similar question upthread. Whilst it seems to be accepted that Club and Caledonian Doubles get First Lounge and Breakfast included - these perks are not mentioned at all on the booking pages or on the description pages on the website. The only thing that the website mentions is...

What’s the deal with First Class Lounge Access and inclusive breakfast on the new trains? I’m sure it was discussed once that Caledonian Doubles and Club Rooms would have the current First Class perks - but there’s no mention on the website of lounge access or included breakfast for any of the...