Blindtraveler
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Station entrance ramp has a Greggs for all your cheap dubious pastry needs
Food of Champions.
Breakfast is still very good imo
Blindtraveler
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I would concur, I do hope your not on a service where staff treat each slice of tost as if it were their staff pass or share certificate!
misterredmist
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Is that a rat ?
A new low was reached today.
1030 stopper to Edinburgh. Tea and coffee around stevenage and again at Newark along with cold drinks then nothing until departing Newcastle.
They continued to serve food and there were two managers on that journey as well as the Train Manager but no one thought about serving drinks. I could understand if it was busy but it was only about half full and there were at least three other crew visible in first class as well as the managers mentioned.
So anyone travelling from Doncaster, York, Northallerton, Darlington or Durham did not get a drink unless they were going beyond Newcastle.
They would also be as well contacting some of the other TOCs and offering them standard class catering trolleys at a discounted price as I don't think I've been on a service where one has turned a wheel since early May.
1030 stopper to Edinburgh. Tea and coffee around stevenage and again at Newark along with cold drinks then nothing until departing Newcastle.
They continued to serve food and there were two managers on that journey as well as the Train Manager but no one thought about serving drinks. I could understand if it was busy but it was only about half full and there were at least three other crew visible in first class as well as the managers mentioned.
So anyone travelling from Doncaster, York, Northallerton, Darlington or Durham did not get a drink unless they were going beyond Newcastle.
They would also be as well contacting some of the other TOCs and offering them standard class catering trolleys at a discounted price as I don't think I've been on a service where one has turned a wheel since early May.
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Blindtraveler
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I think after this wowfull performance I'll will forgive Mr M20 for his grumpyness in another thread earlier in the day. To say its a little concerning is an understatement.
I have however observed the rare species that it the standard trolley, always North of EDB though.
I have however observed the rare species that it the standard trolley, always North of EDB though.
Vouching for that. 1815 Leeds-Kings Cross has had no visible trolley this evening.
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Can't remember the last time I saw the trolley or heard a catering announcement that did not contain words to the effect of 'we're sorry that there is no standard class trolley today'.
I have seen one. 0830 to London on Tuesday morning. Fully stocked and raring to go as I trundled down the platform and then the magic words came over the PA on departure from Waverley, Berwick, Newcastle, Darlington and York saying.......
"Due to staffing shortages.........."
Blindtraveler
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I remain the only one to have observed this rare breed it would seam!
The full timetable is shaded to indicate what level of catering is available: https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.c...idays-southbound-22-may---8-december-2017.pdf
A chef cooked breakfast is available on your train, but as your journey is less than 70 minutes they may not offer you a full breakfast. You should get something, though.
Someone else might have a more detailed/specific response.
A chef cooked breakfast is available on your train, but as your journey is less than 70 minutes they may not offer you a full breakfast. You should get something, though.
Someone else might have a more detailed/specific response.
I am taking the 0930 VTEC from Newcastle to York in 1ST tomorrow. Can I expect a cooked breakfast/bacon roll? Many thanks in advance.
I've caught the 0757 from Newcastle to York before and have managed the full service no problem.
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Let us know what you got! Always looking for reliable first class offerings on shorter journeys when planning my ALRs
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backontrack
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Why 70 mins? Seems a rather arbitrary cut-off to me.
They have to have a cut-off somewhere!
But I believe it was chosen in order to enable them to not be obliged to offer the full service to passengers making journeys such as Alnmouth to Edinburgh (non-stop) Grantham to London etc, as they want to clear everything away in good time for when the train terminates (or the catering crew gets off).
So if the crew was alighting at York, you'd not get the breakfast. In practice, the crew is likely to be on to London so they are likely to offer the breakfast even to passengers just going to York in this case.
backontrack
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I see. I wonder why 70 minutes rather than a nice round hour...
NottsPhil
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Passengers travelling Grantham to London (or vice versa) receive the full offer even if the journey is slightly under 70 minutes, those from Peterborough don't. Joining on the southbound at Grantham they are always round promptly to take orders.
I answered that above
They are lucky then! Is this an official exception to the rule, or are the crews just being nice?
I recall someone asking about food from Alnmouth to Edinburgh and they were told that because the journey time was 69 minutes they'd not get any food other than a biscuit.
Butts
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I answered that above
They are lucky then! Is this an official exception to the rule, or are the crews just being nice?
I recall someone asking about food from Alnmouth to Edinburgh and they were told that because the journey time was 69 minutes they'd not get any food other than a biscuit.
I have had a Breakfast served travelling from Edinburgh to Alnmouth several times - sit in J or K and hope it's not busy
It's been served anything between 10 mins out of Waverley and 5 mins before arriving in Alnmouth with the former negating the use of Rennies afterwards.
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Blindtraveler
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Agreed, although we have I think had that debate before???
Probably - I'm getting on a bit !
Yes refer to earlier pages of this thread for several different examples of that discussion
Blindtraveler
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Am I allowed to be a little concerned that we have actually had
SEVERAL
versions of said discussion?
SEVERAL
versions of said discussion?