Recent content by Swannster

Likes -Staff members who know what a smile is. -People who actually say thanks when I give up my seat. -Long Journeys on HSTs. -XC's West Indian conductor on the Nottingham-Cardiff Route. -The dispatcher at Stevenage who whacked me over the head with his stick-thingy because I was poking my...

I've slept in worse places than a train carriage. I'll survive :D ...so long as there isn't someone snoring loudly nearby!

I'll risk it, and let you know what happens. At the end of the day, if I can't stretch my (very limited unemployed student) budget far enough for whatever ticket I have to get, I'll wait for the early morning train to London.

If I'm definitely going to be able to get on the train, I'll go down and make my decision closer to the time. Because the journey is only 1:00 to 5:15 (or something similar) I wouldn't have thought a berth would matter too much to me as the journey is so short. Plus, I'd fall asleep anywhere...

Any idea about the normal seated area? Or is that what you meant by the "Priv-discounted SOS/SOR on the service"?

I'm half tempted to find out in the most practical way - that is, to make my journey down to Exeter, then just ask the Train Manager of the night train when it arrives at 1 in the morning. I'd be able to get the official line from him/her then, without having to spend the rest of today dealing...

I'll try option 4, thanks! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- FGW Customer Services told me to call Rail Staff Travel Ltd. Who told me they were unsure and that I should call FGW. I sense that I'm going around in circles!

I'm making the same assumption based on that list on the atoc website. The FGW telesales phoneline links me back to my previous issues of an overseas call centre and reluctance to give advice. I'm travelling from Exeter to London, the trains leaves Exeter at 1am, so I'm slightly reluctant to...

I do see what you mean, it was more a complaint about the fact that First see the need to outsource this kind of service overseas. No offence intended, I assure you. More... poor eloquence on my part.

I meant that more in the sense that he didn't understand what I was asking. I stated repeatedly that I needed advice about this particular service, rather that having a ticket sold to me. This was on the official 'ticket advice' hotline by the way.

I'm a holder of a first class Staff travel pass as a dependent of an active worker. It's not a company specific one but one valid on all routes. What I want to know is if this is valid on the Night Riviera sleeper in any way (whether as a cabin or just in the seating section). I tried asking...