Or just take the cheaper fare and pay for the drink.
Or have someone else pay the more expensive fare, and not fork out for the drinks yourself!
Or just take the cheaper fare and pay for the drink.
Or have someone else pay the more expensive fare, and not fork out for the drinks yourself!
The point of the first class food / drinks offering is that until recently, weekday use of first was largely by people who weren’t paying for it themselves. Hence, to them, it was ‘free’.
Potentially a different world now.
In my (admittedly pre-Covid) experience travelling free in First (on a pass so understandably and unarguably not entitled to anything other than tea/coffee/soft drinks & the odd packet of biscuits/crisps) most regular full fare paying First Class passengers weren't that bothered either - being much more concerned about the "ambience". Those keenest to avail themselves of whatever was available "gratis" were the First Advance/upgrade on the train clientele.
As others have posted more eloquently than me it's the ambience that's far more important to genuine business travellers than the "freebies" (alcoholic or otherwise).
Yep, me about 15 mins ago.Did anyone else receive a survey about this today?
Do you have a link to this survey?Did anyone else receive a survey about this today?
I think the link is linked to the person who was emailed judging by the URL. When I've completed mine, I'll see if it works again.Do you have a link to this survey?
The survey is personal to each recipient likely based on their CRM data, so it won’t open more than once.Do you have a link to this survey?
Standard looks pretty good, looks like the FISA Leans. First I'm not so sure about the headrest.I think the link is linked to the person who was emailed judging by the URL. When I've completed mine, I'll see if it works again.
In the meantime, I've grabbed a pic of the seats.
Ah, fair enough. The pictures look attractive. I just hope they correct one of the major issues with First on the Pendolinos, and provide more individual seats (given that you always get booted out of coach K...)The survey is personal to each recipient likely based on their CRM data, so it won’t open more than once.
In the meantime, I've grabbed a pic of the seats.
A number of the questions about first class travel implied more space and privacy for solo travellers. Make of that what you will!Ah, fair enough. The pictures look attractive. I just hope they correct one of the major issues with First on the Pendolinos, and provide more individual seats (given that you always get booted out of coach K...)
When I started my survey, there was a checkbox saying you agreed not to share any images!
Aha! That's good.A number of the questions about first class travel implied more space and privacy for solo travellers. Make of that what you will!
Aha! That's good.
That would certainly work, similar to the standard class table of four for staff in LNER Mark 4s. It's been a while since I've dared to venture into coach K - is it still a problem?The Coach K issue will need solving anyway, as in a 9-car unit it won't be OK just to have one coach of Standard Premium and one of 1st with K effectively out of use.
My suggestion remains to move the partition back a bay (or add an extra one) and put 2 sets of 4+table of Standard style seating there for staff use.
I didn’t see that, I’ve deleted the pics as I would have respected their wishes.When I started my survey, there was a checkbox saying you agreed not to share any images!
That would certainly work, similar to the standard class table of four for staff in LNER Mark 4s. It's been a while since I've dared to venture into coach K - is it still a problem?
The implication from the survey is that first class will become both better and more aspirational, and hence more expensive.The Coach K issue will need solving anyway, as in a 9-car unit it won't be OK just to have one coach of Standard Premium and one of 1st with K effectively out of use.
My suggestion remains to move the partition back a bay (or add an extra one) and put 2 sets of 4+table of Standard style seating there for staff use.
The implication from the survey is that first class will become both better and more aspirational, and hence more expensive.
Standard Premium will probably pick up quite a lot of business, though.I'm not sure they'd sell a lot of that.
Standard Premium will probably pick up quite a lot of business, though.
I got stuck in the same loop at 52% (on a PC). I had to choose the "none of them" option to progress!Yep, me about 15 mins ago.
Seen the pics of Standard premium / First Class? Looks nice to me. It also has pics of the new seats in standard. (wont let me copy on my iPad).
Anyway, I'm stuck on a loop at 52% when choosing the pricing etc. for standard/premium/first .. will have a go on my PC later.
We cannot say or claim that everyone earning minimum wage behaves the same. Some are extremely bright, intelligent, resourceful and go the extra mile for everybody they work with and beforeWhat do minimum wage people behave like?
A lot of people earning well above the minimum wage behave exactly like this too. But we don’t see or hear about it as much
Well Govia Thameslink employs both contractors eg Churchill at specific sites who used to be TOC staff but got tuped over and also in house cleaners at other sites as a example while Bedford CS and Cricklewood are Thameslink staff, Bedford and Peterborough Turnaround cleaners are Churchill staff.Most organisations have a few people who are "waiting for their pension", doing as little work as required to retain their employment until it's due. The railway of course has its fair share of these too, in various roles. Does the railway actually employ anyone directly (rather than contract them e.g. cleaners) on minimum wage? I doubt it?