Recent content by rdrdrd

I sat opposite Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall about a year or so ago one morning on a GWR HST in 1st class. He has a funny habit of fairly brazenly picking his nose and then eating whatever he’s removed... probably all organic.

He was asking me whether I would move and I said I’m going to end up sitting in someone else’s reserved seat so I’d rather not. He said something along the lines of that I was in the other passengers seat and I said (thanks to this forum though didn’t get it quite right) that the National...

I’ve just re-read my original post and I’ve missed the word hand out. So he slapped his hand down on my shoulder... rather than anything else which could be worse.

I think you’re right. I was somewhere between upset and seething for at least the next 20 minutes or so and my fellow passengers seemed rather amused at the spectacle... but it wasn’t very pleasant

That’s interesting. I’m only cross with him because of the way he spoke to me to be honest...

In terms of the other allegation... the on-train CCTV would support my side of the story, but I don’t think any harm was done and the formal complaint would seem petty and mean.

I think you’re right - it was a bit of license on my part! Maybe more figuratively...

I travel from Bath to London Paddington each day and since the new IET / 800’s were introduced have had consistent luck in getting a seat. I’m always careful not to sit in a reserved seat as I’ve got lots of work to get on with generally and just want to get on with it. This morning on finding...

That would explain it especially as the engine was still running throughout and presumably still making hot air.

Hello everyone - my first post ever. I was stuck on a briefly broken down 800 last night, we stopped outside of Didcot Parkway for almost 30 minutes. What struck me was just how hot it got in the carriage, engine was still running but the air con was off. Within about 15 minutes it was...