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Coach U ????

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Butts

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Travelled to Carlisle and back today from FKG outward via Glasgow and Edinburgh inbound on Virgin.

Whats the idea behind coach U , somewhat out of kilter with the rest of the lettering and sequence ?
 
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Easier than renumbering the next 4 coaches at a guess, especially after a decade of use. It also doubles up well for 'Unreserved'.
 

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Travelled to Carlisle and back today from FKG outward via Glasgow and Edinburgh inbound on Virgin.

Whats the idea behind coach U , somewhat out of kilter with the rest of the lettering and sequence ?

I believe it is coach U for 'unreserved'. Makes it easier to know which one to head towards, rather than going down the train finding 'reserved' labels in every seat.
 

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being marshalled next to coach F, it helps demonstrate the true attitude towards their passengers :P

(note to any Virgin staff: I jest)
 

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being marshalled next to coach F, it helps demonstrate the true attitude towards their passengers :P

(note to any Virgin staff: I jest)

If they moved around coaches c and k as well it could be really interesting :roll:
 

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Reminds me of the time we were meeting a mate already on board the train who told us he was in Coach U.

It was Coach J on a sunny day with two 'J' paper labels stuck back to back on the window.
 

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Whilst there is a mixture of 9 and 11-car Pendolinos in service it makes little sense, especially as three coaches (E, F and U) are unreserved on the 11-car Pendolinos.

However, if all Pendolinos are lengthened to 11-car (which I'm sure will happen eventually), coaches E and F can be made reservable leaving coach U the sole "unreserved" coach.
 

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Whilst there is a mixture of 9 and 11-car Pendolinos in service it makes little sense, especially as three coaches (E, F and U) are unreserved on the 11-car Pendolinos.

However, if all Pendolinos are lengthened to 11-car (which I'm sure will happen eventually), coaches E and F can be made reservable leaving coach U the sole "unreserved" coach.

Although, if there are set diagrams for 9 and 11 cars once the Pendolinos currently planned to be extended have been done, then reservations for Coaches E and F can be taken on the 11-car services only.
 

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Although, if there are set diagrams for 9 and 11 cars once the Pendolinos currently planned to be extended have been done, then reservations for Coaches E and F can be taken on the 11-car services only.

I don't think ATOS' systems would cope with that. :lol: Set diagrams seem unlikely anyway. Imagine reserving 152 people in Coaches E and F and a 9-car turns up. There would be havoc.
 
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