Recent content by yorksrob

This is strange. Perhaps my train was the result of an odd unit reform.

Nonsense. I know plenty of smallish shops that manage to have a decent range of ales. The problem is that supermarkets tend to get taken in with fads and trends - note the endless varieties of flavoured ciders that they always manage to find shelves and shelves of space for, or the latest...

Indeed - it's a definite skill !

The masses do filter down to the quieter part of the train, but by then I have a window seat.

I had the misfortune of trying to use the Tesco Express "just around" the corner. The selection of ale was so limited/feeble that Sir Terry Leahy must be relieved not to be associated with the company any more. (I say that as a once proud employee of Tesco during the mid 1990's. Such a sad...

Which is good because then discerning passengers can board the quieter part of the train. Works every time on six carriage TPE's at Sheffield Midland !

Certainly on the Southern, the done thing was to leave your newspaper in the luggage rack. Obviously not an option on the tube !

To be fair, a bloke did sit diagonally opposite me, which was good as I felt less self conscious. 1792253321 I don't understand why they don't just reverse half of the airline seats from one of the bays. I don't think it would affect capacity.

Yes, she's still sorely missed.

Yes, I was surprised as well. Usually where one carriage has all seats facing one direction, the next it's reversed but not in this case. Apologies - didn't take the number but it was one of the refurbished ones.

Did one of them light a cigarette afterwards and did you say: "Excuse me, this is a no-smoking compound" :lol:

Yes, seen that too. Was quite grossed out.

I'd like to apologise to fellow passengers on this 159 from Exeter for being a single person occupying a table - I know this is annoying. This is because for some reason, all of the airline seats on in this and the next carriage are facing backwards ! Why do train companies do this.

In that time Ashford's also lost the need to accommodate New Romney services as well. The whole point of International services from Ashford is so that people from Kent and East Sussex don't have to traipse all the way up to London to catch a train to the Continent. The building site at...

Ouch !