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One that's away from other people.
Normally in my car.
Normally in my car.
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dvboy
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Of my commuting options...
On a Pendolino, any table window seat in coach A.
On a Virgin voyager, any seat in coach D.
On an LM 323, window seat in a bay of 6, usually in the middle coach.
On an LM 350, one of the ones with a bit of extra leg room at the front or back of the train
On an LM 170, XC Voyager, or ATW I feel lucky to get a seat to be honest
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Are those the half-table seats? I'm not so keen on the ones the luggage rack side because there are quite often unpleasant things to see behind the luggage racks, also I don't like the lack of leg-room in these seats.
On a Pendolino, any table window seat in coach A.
On a Virgin voyager, any seat in coach D.
On an LM 323, window seat in a bay of 6, usually in the middle coach.
On an LM 350, one of the ones with a bit of extra leg room at the front or back of the train
On an LM 170, XC Voyager, or ATW I feel lucky to get a seat to be honest
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Are those the half-table seats? I'm not so keen on the ones the luggage rack side because there are quite often unpleasant things to see behind the luggage racks, also I don't like the lack of leg-room in these seats.
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Can't understand why so many people prefer a table seat, unless they want to work on a laptop or such. I feel my personal space is invaded by having some stranger's face a couple of feet from my own, then there's the shared foot/legroom thing. Also you can't put baggage on the floor in front of you, and it's a bit antisocial to put it on the table. Then there's the 'eye contact' problem, i.e. looking anywhere BUT at the person opposite in case [shock horror] they might want to talk!
Im the same - can never figure out peoples preference for table seats unles they are sat with people they know then it doesnt matter if your feet touch.
Much prefer an airline seat facing forwards where ever possible. Or at the front of the DLR down here.
GatwickDepress
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The airline seats in a Southern 171's first class. Lovely spacious seat, strangely big tray, and the bin is under the seats next to you. Only downside is the window really.
Temple Meads
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I'm over 6ft, and I'd always go for an airline seat over a table seat if the latter involves a stranger* sitting opposite, on a quiet service, I'd usually go for a table though. Either way, I favour sitting facing the direction of travel.
*Okay, if the stranger is attractive I might actually choose it
*Okay, if the stranger is attractive I might actually choose it
NathanPrior
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If on a Pendo, preferably a backwards facing one as whenever I'm in a forward facing one and it tilts I get a headache for some reason.
I particularly don't want to sit down on any EC service as their seats are terrible, but always go for a forward facing seat near to the Cafe if possible.
I particularly don't want to sit down on any EC service as their seats are terrible, but always go for a forward facing seat near to the Cafe if possible.
krus_aragon
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My preference for a table seat comes from the fact that most of my leisure travel is off-peak, so I could often have the table to myself, or share it with one person. (And that other person is often a certain someone I know.) This tends to suit my lanky legs.
If it's busy and I'm in an airline seat, I'll take the aisle seat by choice, as then I can have my knees slightly in the aisle instead of pressed up against the seat in front.
I am lucky because on many of my trips the other side of the table is empty. Even when there is a seat opponent he or she is unlikely to stick around all the way between King's Cross and Newcastle!
What has annoyed me a few times though is when the carriage is wide open with no seats reserved and some random stranger comes and sits in the unreserved seat opposite me. Weird!!! :roll:
Tetchytyke
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Snap. And it has to be coach K too, to have first dibs on the booze trolley.
On the 125s, I avoid coach J though. No plug sockets for the laptop.
Actual seat, on an HST, seat 1F in coach F on a Pullman service.
If not a Pullman service, then any forward facing seat at a table for 2 in coach H.
If in steerage, any seat at a table and preferably a gangway seat, not a window one. I try to avoid steerage, either paying the full first fare to use the Pullman, or at other times taking advantage of discounted first class tickets.
If on FCC any seat at all seems rare !
If not a Pullman service, then any forward facing seat at a table for 2 in coach H.
If in steerage, any seat at a table and preferably a gangway seat, not a window one. I try to avoid steerage, either paying the full first fare to use the Pullman, or at other times taking advantage of discounted first class tickets.
If on FCC any seat at all seems rare !
On my regular commute (LM 350) I like an airline seat on 3+2 carriage or a table on 2+2, by the window in the Summer, Aisle in the winter as the heater burns my leg. Always facing direction of travel if possible.
On the long distance trains, I like to travel 1st if I can afford it, on the 1+1 seats if I can manage it. Still in direction of travel.
On the long distance trains, I like to travel 1st if I can afford it, on the 1+1 seats if I can manage it. Still in direction of travel.
What he said. Toward the front of the train if poss [more chance of seeing interesting wildlife]. Usually off-side to enjoy oncoming trains. On-side on certain routes e.g. WCML south of Rugby to watch Slow Lines + Bletchley CS, Wembley etc
60163
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Usually the seat at the far end of the coach nearest the vestibule - when the train's starting to fill up, people come into the coach and look right down it, missing me.
Maybe you are on the same train as me after Christmas. I literally booked an hour or two after the trains were released and K31 was already taken!
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Surely the sleeper seated coach is pretty comfortable in comparison to all other seated travel in the UK? Whilst not actually a seat, the berths must be the most comfortable regular scheduled service available. I've certainly managed decent nights sleep on the Highland Sleeper and Night Riviera.
ASharpe
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B39 on an EC HST, no idea why I always go for that one. I usually end up moving to the end of the carriage just before my destination.
On a pacer I like a wide bench best, near the centre of the car without the WC.
I also travel on SWT 444s a lot but I haven't found a favourite yet, open to suggestions.
SWT 455s I just hate, but if I'm getting the early train out of Guildford during winter I get a car away from the bridge and tunnel and sit near the door so I can close it if anyone else gets on.
On a pacer I like a wide bench best, near the centre of the car without the WC.
I also travel on SWT 444s a lot but I haven't found a favourite yet, open to suggestions.
SWT 455s I just hate, but if I'm getting the early train out of Guildford during winter I get a car away from the bridge and tunnel and sit near the door so I can close it if anyone else gets on.
When I used to commute on SWT 158s then I would always aim for the same seat which was an airline seat in the front carriage, often facing backwards on the right hand side of the train.
On the 444s I always go for the rear carriage as it is usually quiet and one of the airline seats facing forwards, normally on the right hand side as I like watching the opposite track shoot past. The only time I go for a table seat is when I need to charge my phone on a 444.
On the 444s I always go for the rear carriage as it is usually quiet and one of the airline seats facing forwards, normally on the right hand side as I like watching the opposite track shoot past. The only time I go for a table seat is when I need to charge my phone on a 444.
When with my son, a pair of window seats at a table would be nice so we can play Uno more comfortably, but we normally get a pair of airline forward facing. He cheats anyway (what 7 year old doesn't?), so it doesn't matter too much that he can see my cards.
On my own, rear facing airline, on the RHS, so I can get a good look at whatever speeds past on the other track.
Taking up a table seat on trains with few tables is rather selfish when you're on your own - leave those for families travelling together. And no - I don't mean me.
On my own, rear facing airline, on the RHS, so I can get a good look at whatever speeds past on the other track.
Taking up a table seat on trains with few tables is rather selfish when you're on your own - leave those for families travelling together. And no - I don't mean me.
Some of us might need the table for food/drink/computer etc. Why not complain to the TOC for not having enough table seats.
Also, if I'm on a table on my own, that means there are three table seats free.
I tend to go for airline seats, back to the direction of travel, preferably off-side (so that I can always (excluding single track sections) identify which station I'm passing through on a fast service (helpful if I want to know how long it's going to take me to reach my destination), and preferably towards the rear of the train, unless I'm travelling to Manchester Piccadilly, and the train is going through platforms 13 or 14, where I chose to be at the front
Specific exceptions are:
MK3 coaches: Apart from the Chiltern power door ones (where my standard rule applies), I prefer to stand in the vestibule
Class 142: On Merseytravel examples, I choose to sit on the bus bench at the rear of the train
Class 158: The fold down seats in the vestibule, where offered
Class 170: On TPX units, I chose to sit in the little area at the front/rear of the train that often gets mistaken for first class because it has doors separating it from the rest of the coach
Class 185: Coach A, in the disabled section between 1st class and the drivers cab
Class 220/221: Any vestibules where a toilet cannot be found.
Class 390: Very little can persuade me to voluntarily use one of these. If I absolutely must travel on one, I choose to stand at the London end of standard. My issue with them, however, is not down to the units themselves, but down to previous issues with Virmin's staff.
Class 507/508: I prefer to stand by the rear set of doors. The idea of sharing a bay of 4 seats with a group of scousers is not appealing to me.
Specific exceptions are:
MK3 coaches: Apart from the Chiltern power door ones (where my standard rule applies), I prefer to stand in the vestibule
Class 142: On Merseytravel examples, I choose to sit on the bus bench at the rear of the train
Class 158: The fold down seats in the vestibule, where offered
Class 170: On TPX units, I chose to sit in the little area at the front/rear of the train that often gets mistaken for first class because it has doors separating it from the rest of the coach
Class 185: Coach A, in the disabled section between 1st class and the drivers cab
Class 220/221: Any vestibules where a toilet cannot be found.
Class 390: Very little can persuade me to voluntarily use one of these. If I absolutely must travel on one, I choose to stand at the London end of standard. My issue with them, however, is not down to the units themselves, but down to previous issues with Virmin's staff.
Class 507/508: I prefer to stand by the rear set of doors. The idea of sharing a bay of 4 seats with a group of scousers is not appealing to me.
For the VT Super Voyagers.
Seats 1, 2, 3, 4, 65, 66, 67, 68 (Coaches B[H], C[J]. Any in D due to freewifi although prefer 1, 2, 3, 4.
Coaches A[G] and E[L] Any at all. Of course the latter only if can find cheap enough fares.
For the 390s, As long as forward facing and have a window.
For 334s, Myself any at all. When with other half, has to be forward facing.
Chris
Seats 1, 2, 3, 4, 65, 66, 67, 68 (Coaches B[H], C[J]. Any in D due to freewifi although prefer 1, 2, 3, 4.
Coaches A[G] and E[L] Any at all. Of course the latter only if can find cheap enough fares.
For the 390s, As long as forward facing and have a window.
For 334s, Myself any at all. When with other half, has to be forward facing.
Chris
If the train has sockets, I plug my phone in and run a brilliant app called Track Locator, which I then cross-reference with my trackmaps to figure out which station it is
Johnny_w
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Any where I can fold my 6"5' frame, and I ain't a matchstick!
Surrounded by pleasant folks who like too chit chat. Makes the journey interesting and pleasant and often refills my cup of faith in humanity.
JW
Surrounded by pleasant folks who like too chit chat. Makes the journey interesting and pleasant and often refills my cup of faith in humanity.
JW
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