Mitchell Hurd
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Hello everyone. I thought I'd start this thread to see who likes to sit where and which carriage the most.
On the GWR Class 387's (haven't been on other 387's), my favourite seat is the window seat (there's one next to it) behind the disabled toilet across / opposite the wheelchair spaces. They're forward facing on London services (they have been the last few anyway). There's plenty of legroom at this table seat with no seats opposite your feet!
On the Class 80x trains, for some reason I always like it when I'm given a seat in Coach B after reserving a seat on GWR's website. This is when booking a seat in Standard Class.
If only GWR provided a seating layout when you reserve a seat like a few other TOC's do, I'll aim for a window table seat in Coach B if I go in Standard Class. Same with the LNER Azumas (haven't been on an LNER one yet) if I'm travelling for a journey long enough to possibly require the toilet facilities. This is because the disabled toilet is in Coach A which is bigger than the small ones.
On XC HST's, I particularly like the fact that in the Quiet Coach (G), theres a table seat at the Guards Van end of the passenger area. I'm considering booking one of these window table seats for my first trip to Scotland (Edinburgh), providing I don't have a big suitcase of course! When I do my second First Class trip in a XC HST, I'll try and aim for seat number 40 in Coach A which is a single seat at the power car end facing it.
Another area of the HST's I like is the table seat opposite the luggage rack at the end of coaches C, D, E and F facing towards First Class. The one in Coach F is another one too - it's roughly near the steps at Birmingham New Street where say platform 9A is.
On the XC 170's, I prefer seat number A50 (probably because it's on the "left" hand side). Plus if you're needing the toilet facilities right near it, you don't have to twist your head round to see if it's free or not. Plus, the great thing about commuter trains with tables like the 170's is the table seat is right by the doors compared to trains with end doors (InterCity basically).
On the GWR Class 387's (haven't been on other 387's), my favourite seat is the window seat (there's one next to it) behind the disabled toilet across / opposite the wheelchair spaces. They're forward facing on London services (they have been the last few anyway). There's plenty of legroom at this table seat with no seats opposite your feet!
On the Class 80x trains, for some reason I always like it when I'm given a seat in Coach B after reserving a seat on GWR's website. This is when booking a seat in Standard Class.
If only GWR provided a seating layout when you reserve a seat like a few other TOC's do, I'll aim for a window table seat in Coach B if I go in Standard Class. Same with the LNER Azumas (haven't been on an LNER one yet) if I'm travelling for a journey long enough to possibly require the toilet facilities. This is because the disabled toilet is in Coach A which is bigger than the small ones.
On XC HST's, I particularly like the fact that in the Quiet Coach (G), theres a table seat at the Guards Van end of the passenger area. I'm considering booking one of these window table seats for my first trip to Scotland (Edinburgh), providing I don't have a big suitcase of course! When I do my second First Class trip in a XC HST, I'll try and aim for seat number 40 in Coach A which is a single seat at the power car end facing it.
Another area of the HST's I like is the table seat opposite the luggage rack at the end of coaches C, D, E and F facing towards First Class. The one in Coach F is another one too - it's roughly near the steps at Birmingham New Street where say platform 9A is.
On the XC 170's, I prefer seat number A50 (probably because it's on the "left" hand side). Plus if you're needing the toilet facilities right near it, you don't have to twist your head round to see if it's free or not. Plus, the great thing about commuter trains with tables like the 170's is the table seat is right by the doors compared to trains with end doors (InterCity basically).
