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Interesting you say that as I`ve often thought the opposite, as I hate driving. I feel more comfortable on the left. Similar psychology for sure.
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Mk 1 compartment, forward facing, right hand side, with no one else inside so you can make a quick dash to the corridor to spot locos on the left side as you pass the local engine shed or factory sidings.
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On a Desiro, at the far end of the coach so as to be as far away as possible from the roar of the air conditioners...
Actually I do always prefer being at the end of the coach, with a view of what's going on amongst the other passengers... it's good to have some early warning that a violent altercation might be about to start, for example.
(Obviously as a supremely confident alpha-male myself, I would step in and defuse the situation, whereas a lesser man might slide out of his seat and head for another coach...)
Actually I do always prefer being at the end of the coach, with a view of what's going on amongst the other passengers... it's good to have some early warning that a violent altercation might be about to start, for example.
(Obviously as a supremely confident alpha-male myself, I would step in and defuse the situation, whereas a lesser man might slide out of his seat and head for another coach...)
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TheSeeker
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Exactly! If the sun is over the yard arm I'm stood in the bar car of Eurostar with a good book and a beverage. You meet the nicest people and Friday evenings can become good fun.
Missing option :- Toilet Seat
When I commuted into London, every day a woman boarded at Woking and immediately locked herself in the toilet for the rest of the journey. Alan Williams in Modern Railways had also seen the practice among some passengers and called it travelling in "Toilet Class". I always travelled in Corridor Class myself.
When I commuted into London, every day a woman boarded at Woking and immediately locked herself in the toilet for the rest of the journey. Alan Williams in Modern Railways had also seen the practice among some passengers and called it travelling in "Toilet Class". I always travelled in Corridor Class myself.
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I actually sat in a luggage rack on an overbooked TGV from Saarbrucken to Paris, which also took 4 hours longer than it should have. Not a pleasant journey.
Normally I sit at the front of the 5th coach on the right hand side facing backwards on the 465/466 pair on my morning journey. Only change is if the 465 is round the other way, and the toilet is there instead, so I sit at the back of the 4th coach, on the left hand side, facing forwards.
Advantages are being right by the stairs at Denmark Hill, and also being sufficiently tucked away in the corner that no-one sits next to me.
Many have quite good leg room; some are bad unless it's a priority seat. Depends on the stock. If its an SE Networker, airline seating is horrendous but I only really use them off-peak, so sitting where a table would be isn't a problem.
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On the thread about the overnight stranding of a 444 in the New Forest recently, there's a photo of someone relaxing up in the overhead rack IIRC.
The suitcase one is a bit risky I think, especially on a 158 or similar, they are just held up with a couple of tiny screws, and more than once I've seen them broken.
On continental compartment stock, I've found the seat next to the corridor can be pleasant - it's just about equidistant from the windows on each side, so you get a good view out of both sides of the train.
Bletchleyite
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I'm the thick end of 19 stone and have sat in Class 158 luggage racks (the suitcase ones) loads of times. They are stronger than they look. If they weren't, they'd pose a serious safety risk.
Chris M
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Long distance: a table seat in the quiet coach with a power socket and a window I can see out of without straining my neck.
Short distance, when I'm in a hurry: wherever is closest to the exit.
Short distance, when I'm not in a hurry: wherever on the train is quietest.
Heritage railways: the closest available seat to the rearmost opening window. Or sometimes, just standing by the rearmost opening window.
Short distance, when I'm in a hurry: wherever is closest to the exit.
Short distance, when I'm not in a hurry: wherever on the train is quietest.
Heritage railways: the closest available seat to the rearmost opening window. Or sometimes, just standing by the rearmost opening window.
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Has to be a rear facing airline seat.
I hate table seats with a passion.
I hate table seats with a passion.
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How do you play games of cards???
Bog Standard seat.
The experience is even more *fun* if the accessible toilet door mechanism fails whilst it's occupied, trapping the passenger inside.
I face backwards if possible. When I was a kid someone told me that you're safer facing backwards in the event of an accident, which sounds plausible (though I don't know whether the stats back it up). Presumably a forward-facing table seat is not going to be the best place to sit in an accident.
Other than that, as a possessor of long legs I prefer airline seats when commuting and table seats for longer journeys. My trains (Waterloo - Dorking; I think they're 455s) have carriages which differ in their seating layouts, and I can usually predict where the good carriage will be. The good carriage is the one where the middle block contains mostly airline seating, and the row immediately in front of the Priority seating has the same amount of legroom as the Priority rows but with less risk of getting asked to vacate the seat in favour of someone who appears to be more disabled than I am.
(In fact those seats, or "my seats" as I like to think of them, are actually superior to the Priority seats because the latter tend to have various obstructions under the seat in front, which reduces legroom)
Other than that, as a possessor of long legs I prefer airline seats when commuting and table seats for longer journeys. My trains (Waterloo - Dorking; I think they're 455s) have carriages which differ in their seating layouts, and I can usually predict where the good carriage will be. The good carriage is the one where the middle block contains mostly airline seating, and the row immediately in front of the Priority seating has the same amount of legroom as the Priority rows but with less risk of getting asked to vacate the seat in favour of someone who appears to be more disabled than I am.
(In fact those seats, or "my seats" as I like to think of them, are actually superior to the Priority seats because the latter tend to have various obstructions under the seat in front, which reduces legroom)
Yeah , know that feeling , thats why i avoid them , imagine a drunken group or something . And awkward if someone is opposite .
For me its an airline seat facing forward , towards the rear of the carriage so view along the carriage .
Pendos have airline seats but on the other side they can face you , so not much privacy.
Used the pendo first class single seat , not a fan of the fixed table . Like the fact that no one will sit next to you yet i feel exposed to the aisle .
On scotrail 170s i like the airline ones face forward in the middle coach , behind you is 2 longitudinal seats.
Pendos have airline seats but on the other side they can face you , so not much privacy.
Used the pendo first class single seat , not a fan of the fixed table . Like the fact that no one will sit next to you yet i feel exposed to the aisle .
On scotrail 170s i like the airline ones face forward in the middle coach , behind you is 2 longitudinal seats.
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On trains, so long as its a window seat with no table then I am happy.
However, I am one of the wierdos that prefer the window seats at the very back of the DLR and Tyne and Wear Metro, rather than the very front.
However, I am one of the wierdos that prefer the window seats at the very back of the DLR and Tyne and Wear Metro, rather than the very front.
Presumably, that was to avoid paying the fare. Common practice with teenagers on HVL when the train isn't full.
satisnek
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Priority seats (window). OK, so I don't actually need them but they offer plenty of leg room (obviously) and in most cases a good window view.
fairysdad
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... so you can see things...
... so you can say things...
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
*ahem*
Anyway... my preference when going to work and back tends to lie on usually the left hand side for direction of travel because the sun is usually on the right hand side. I don't really have a preference to front or back facing, but given the choice I much prefer to be able to see the coach I'm travelling in rather than the back/front wall. And if I'm on a 456 I will always try and get the seat that's facing the longitudinal seating bit as it means there's no seat back in front of me!
hexagon789
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Left-hand window seat at a table is my preferred seat in general.
on a laptop presumably
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Favourite position: on my backside! 
This is all true. But the risk is so vanishingly small that it's really not worth considering.
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