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Can anyone advise how many Standard and First Class seats are on these 5 and 7 car sets? Will the coach numbering correspond to Voyagers and presumably there is no capacity on board for Standard Premium given Limited First capacity?

I’ve booked a number of Avanti tickets over the telephone with their helpful Telesales team, linking bookings to my registered email account. These bookings have shown as Qualifying Journeys.

EMR advised passengers on my train last week that they were removing reservations on many services deter for passengers from the Euston blockade.

Avanti advise that a staff meeting is taking place at Euston on Monday so make of that what you will.

Hello all, I’m planning to book First and Standard Advance tickets for a group in June on the direct 7:16 Euston to Blackpool North and 11:51 return services via the West Midlands. Avanti have released Advance tickets on weekday services commencing 2 June but the above 2 services aren’t yet...

I travelled on the same Great Northern Kings Lynn Service as the Queen a few years ago and was directed to the rear first class compartment as her party occupied entirety of the front behind the driver. Booked exclusivity of a first class coach on a mainline rail operator out of London a few...

Hello all, This is interesting. I’ve not travelled regularly since 2020 with Avanti in First and will do so in a month using flexible various medium distance First tickets. Looking at Advance First prices for friends recently, it seems clear to me that Avanti have made a recent corporate...

A friend booked 2 First Class Advance tickets on the virgin Trains website in early January, from Nuneaton to Lancaster on Saturday ninth February. The original booking was on the 20:03 Virgin to Crewe, 21:05 Virgin to Preston and then a Rail replacement coach to Lancaster at 22:30 operated by...

How about this Suzanne? Need to specify via Narborough to show up these hidden cheap Advance fares from/to Leicester, which books one onto the non-reservable XC trains. Leicester 06:43 to Preston 09:51. £13.20. Preston 10:41 to Glasgow Central 13:01. £14.50. Glasgow Central 17:08 to...

Apart from the origin and destination, all other text is unreadable including Advance 1st, reserved trains, use of Disabled rail card etc.

I collected 5 sets of First Advance tickets, each for 3 passengers, from an EMT collection machine earlier. The collection receipt for each is fairly clear, showing issuing station and TOD ref, but the actual tickets in the new design are almost faded and unreadable. What's the best protocol...

Interesting debate. I always sit in K on Pendolinos as I prefer the privacy of not sitting opposite another FC passenger, being served first plus J & H can be fully reserved. I've always avoided the rearmost 3 seats near the kitchen, which are never laid out. On my usual peak breakfast train...

I witnessed this on Monday, when the TM on the 1043 EUS-EDB made several announcements that there was no unreserved Standard seating with only coach K in 1st being unreserved for 1st Class only. Perhaps this was a one off 9 car as one would expect these very busy xx43s to be diagramed 11 car...

On Fri 21 April, a 1st Advance on the 0715 is only £32. EMT 1st Class is notoriously expensive at peak times with little or no 1st Advance quotas available on some trains such as the 0801. Breakfast only available on 4 trains although it's very good.

I do Kings Cross to Cambridge often and always get the First Off Peak Day return which is good value with my DSB railcard. Just the benefit of a compartment and being able to spread out on a table of 4, plus I often have need to stop at Stevenage so get the added benefits of Virgin 1st Class...