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I maybe wrong but I think as a relative youngster (maybe +- 5yrs adult experience of rail travel) most of what you have to compare with the IETs is pretty awful especially from 'Glowcester' but for the rest of us in mainline land (Not Commuters) the IET is a massive downgrade that has us looking...

For 5 1/2 hrs from Penzance to London ?

And so they are, but in spite of all this I challenge you to find any GWR users or staff who are long distance users rather than London Commuters who would rather travel on an IET vice HST even though it is 40 yrs old

According To Marine Traffic https://www.marinetraffic.com British naval vessel 'HMS Diamond' is in port in Basel tonight Could be an AIS fault - but that is what shows up

Looks like prices have dropped considerably in the last 20 years and you can now get a good seat for that price https://www.jennings-seats.co.uk/shop/3/index.htm But still no excuse for what the passenger have to endure now & god forbid what they will be like in a year or so's time

Basle Maybe ??

Speaking to an off-duty member of Penzance GWR staff in my local tonight they said all the staff vehemently disliked them as they regularly have to travel on them to their next duty & quoted all the same reasons everyone else has posted here - seats / ambience / catering etc.etc. and are well...

1 Hit is an XC Voyager from Penzance to Aberdeen: 14h 20m A bit longer at the moment with the Filton Blockade 06:28 Penzance [PNZ] St Erth [SER] 06:36 Camborne [CBN] 06:46 Redruth [RED] 06:52 Truro [TRU] 07:04 St Austell [SAU] 07:20 Par [PAR] 07:27 Bodmin Parkway [BOD] 07:37 Liskeard [LSK]...

I've only travelled on one - but that had a 20 minute stand between racecourse & Newbury while the driver fixed a 'Technical fault' good on him for fixing it "Arigato"

Turkey's Answer to Vicki:

If you live in Bristol you should think yourselves lucky to have an IET vice 150 for a journey under 2 hrs. A similar Journey in Cornwall - say Penzance to Plymouth would be/is usually a 150 So people in Cornwall complaining about the downgrading of services from HST to IET is of a completely...

I stopped spotting around 1962/3 (about 14yrs old) a wonderful time when you would see such a variety as steam gave way to diesel: main line express locos working suburban routes (Mallard, Deltic 1 etc.) & still fast steam hauled goods. Can someone explain the attraction of spotting identical...

However with the introduction of Voyagers Mark 2 (IETs) to GWR - XC services through Cornwall now start to be more appealing - 1st Class in a voyager is possibly better than 1st Class on a GWR IET

Thanks Glenmutchkin I've got it on kindle from Amazon so will have a read

According to my experience, they all had their own vans, my uncle Bill's was supposedly once part of the royal train. It was split into 3 compartments: the middle being the office with a coal stove, desk, chair & settee for guests and either side being compartment for stores. From my experience...

Anyone know anything about the GWR Travelling Stores Vans? These pics are from a copy of the Storeman’s handbook which gives an insight into how well GWR recycled in times past and the services that operated out of Swindon. It was left to me by an uncle who was a former travelling storeman...

The IET passenger experience could be greatly improved, and whilst this isn't likely to be anytime soon, feedback on the trains could influence improvements at some future point. At 71, I know that it is highly unlikely that there will be any replacement in my lifetime so the best I can hope...

Even on the High speed sections was pretty smooth running and even on the B&H better than the IET, maybe GWR have better dampers on their bogies than LNER - the HST rake in this instance was green so maybe recently overhauled. Also, a previous journey on the Sleeper with refurbished beds &...

Had an HST from PNZ to RDG last Saturday & an IET on the reverse The 40 yr old HST rode quieter & more smoothly with less rattle & vibration than the virtually brand new 5hitachi

With all the negativity & downgrade of service across nearly all of UK rail - the refurb of the Night Riviera & of course the fabulous staff from Penzance means this is far and away the best train service in Britain by a Cornish Mile :lol: