Government guidance changed a long time before that But yes some TOCs changed their tune on Monday.Yes, as soon as the guidance changed on Monday ....
You are right about Premier Inn, I stayed in Deansgate Manchester last night for a couple of pence under £50! To get a room in central Manchester on a Saturday, especially a summer one for less than 3 figures usually is almost unheard of!
These positive, in a good way, posts about return to rail for leisure trips is very reassuring, I had been given conflicting advice about this recently. I hope to be able to use the trains again soon and infact was about to ask about seat bookings on mainline (IC type) trains from London. I was told by a friend that they had booked specific trains, but there were no seat numbers given, but when I have looked on a couple of TOC websites, they say that you must sit in the seats allocated by them as they are socially distanced?
I presume on commuter type trains and even for longer distance trains in the southeast, then you can not book seats anyway, I wonder how that would work say for example from WAT to Exeter/Bristol-Weymouth etc., ?
These positive, in a good way, posts about return to rail for leisure trips is very reassuring, I had been given conflicting advice about this recently. I hope to be able to use the trains again soon and infact was about to ask about seat bookings on mainline (IC type) trains from London. I was told by a friend that they had booked specific trains, but there were no seat numbers given, but when I have looked on a couple of TOC websites, they say that you must sit in the seats allocated by them as they are socially distanced?
I presume on commuter type trains and even for longer distance trains in the southeast, then you can not book seats anyway, I wonder how that would work say for example from WAT to Exeter/Bristol-Weymouth etc., ?
These positive, in a good way, posts about return to rail for leisure trips is very reassuring, I had been given conflicting advice about this recently. I hope to be able to use the trains again soon and infact was about to ask about seat bookings on mainline (IC type) trains from London. I was told by a friend that they had booked specific trains, but there were no seat numbers given, but when I have looked on a couple of TOC websites, they say that you must sit in the seats allocated by them as they are socially distanced?
I presume on commuter type trains and even for longer distance trains in the southeast, then you can not book seats anyway, I wonder how that would work say for example from WAT to Exeter/Bristol-Weymouth etc., ?
I got on an LNER train without a reservation a couple of weeks back when I had my first trip on an Azuma between Newcastle and York. I wasn't challenged by anyone to see if I had a reservation or not.Avanti and LNER are compulsary reservations. Got one for this wednesday, not sure ill sit in my seat though
East Midlands Railway even with advance tickets are not allocating seats at all, so if there are no seat numbers given you sit anywhere. They just expect you to distance yourself if possible.These positive, in a good way, posts about return to rail for leisure trips is very reassuring, I had been given conflicting advice about this recently. I hope to be able to use the trains again soon and infact was about to ask about seat bookings on mainline (IC type) trains from London. I was told by a friend that they had booked specific trains, but there were no seat numbers given, but when I have looked on a couple of TOC websites, they say that you must sit in the seats allocated by them as they are socially distanced?
I presume on commuter type trains and even for longer distance trains in the southeast, then you can not book seats anyway, I wonder how that would work say for example from WAT to Exeter/Bristol-Weymouth etc., ?
Thanks for replies, I was looking at SWR but they have reduced their Bristol services, so I think it will have to be GWR, I have not traveled with then for a very long time, I presume that I will be on one of their newish trains now?East Midlands Railway even with advance tickets are not allocating seats at all, so if there are no seat numbers given you sit anywhere. They just expect you to distance yourself if possible.
LNER supposedly compulsory but I see above people haven't been challenged... I assume it's just to put off more people rather than stopping and checking everyone in case one person has slipped the net.
I presume from the post you're looking at SWR. You'll be fine to just sit anywhere, as said above it's not like they're used to reservations anyway.
Yes, travelling from Paddington to Exeter or Bristol would be on their Class 80x IETs. If you were doing Exeter-Bristol or vice versa it would likely be on either the Castle Sets (refurbished and shortened HSTs) or a new 80x if it's going to London via Bristol (are these operating in the Covid timetable?), although some other sets were still operating between Exeter and Bristol when I was last down that way, perhaps someone can clarify what else is operating there now.Thanks, thanks for replies, I was looking at SWR but they have reduced their Bristol services, so I think it will have to be GWR, I have not traveled with then for a very long time, I presume that I will be on one of their newish trains now?