Virgin 1st + food (again)

[wintonian]

Does anyone know if on the Euston to Liverpool pendos if passengers boarding at Stafford get to sample the evening meal in 1st class?

 

[Pumbaa]

Yes they should do.

 

[wintonian]

Oh good, thanks, thought I'd save some cash and go from Winchester to Stafford standard and hop on for the food.

Works out about £20 cheaper than getting a ticket to London and then a 1st from Euston to Liverpool.

 

[sonic2009]

i would double check.

 

[bengolding]

The VT timetable indicates that you should be entitled to the hot food option when joining at Stafford northbound on the 1707/1733/1807/1833 from Euston. Surprisingly, even breakfast is offered for such a short journey (£24 single for 30 mins to Runcorn). I would suggest you board coach K (the rear coach) so you can be served promptly. However, the Evening Meal is nothing to shout home about - the VT hot option has gone downhill ever since the Primo was done away with.

 

[wintonian]

To be on the safe side and arrive in Liverpool earlier I decided to go Euston - Lime Street for breakfast on the 09:07 on a Friday morning, is it likely to be busy at all?

 

[ChrisTheRef]

Not overly busy no. You'll get a bay of 4 to yourself!

 

[bengolding]

As they have strengthened the Birmingham - Scotlands with Pendlinos over the summer [1], some other routes are substituted with Voyagers. These may well stick to Euston - Birminghams but you may want to check that the 09:07 definitely isn't a 5 car Voyager (with the added disadvantage of a soggy breakfast roll in First).

[1] With no success - the 10:20 Birmingham - Edinburgh is regularly full and standing (in Std) from Crewe. The fact that Virgin offer cheap Advance tickets on the longer 08:43 to the Noth West via Birmingham doesn't help much, as the 09:30 is always more expensive. The same applies to the 10:52 from Edinburgh to Euston, where many people get cheap Advance singles through to Euston despite the longer journey.

 

[voyagerdude220]

but you may want to check that the 09:07 definitely isn't a 5 car Voyager (with the added disadvantage of a soggy breakfast roll in First).

Has anyone tried the 'improved' cooked breakfast on Super Voyagers between North Wales and London?

I travelled on the 09:35 Chester to Euston sometime around April, and wasn't offered the cooked breakfast- just an annoyingly soggy bacon roll.