Why lights of seated coach of sleepers are not dimmed?
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The lights on the Caledonian Sleeper seated coach are dimmed slightly after departure from Euston but they are still quite bright. This is why they give out eye masks.
In Mk2 days, they could set the lights to a half setting.
Can't imagine that, given that the coach is a pretty new one.
If they can dim the light just like a plane does, that would be wonderful.
Quite the opposite, I'd say!
They used to be dim on the Mk2s.
I'm not going to go seated sleeper overnight on a Mk5 but my expectation is that they will be too bright.
And, the seated coach is a bit too expensive, with price from 53 pounds to Highlands...Quite the opposite, I'd say!
They used to be dim on the Mk2s.
I'm not going to go seated sleeper overnight on a Mk5 but my expectation is that they will be too bright.
Royston Vasey
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Not the best night's sleep you'll ever get but that is very reasonable to go a very long way!
Bletchleyite
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It's not, it's dirt cheap. You couldn't go by coach for that.
haggishunter
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Having used the seated sleeper internally from intermediate stations within Scotland a few times on the WHL I assumed the lights were at a constant brightness. Having used the new seats to London for the first time realised they were dimmed for much of the journey, there was a marked turnup in the lighting level in the coach late in the journey. I agree they could be dimmer, but a constant brightness is better than turning the level up and down at each station, so perhaps a more significant dimming after leaving Edinburgh on the Highlander could be possible?
61653 HTAFC
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The seated coaches of the French sleepers have the saloon lights switched off through the night, which is great... unfortunately the vestibule lights stay on and the partition is mostly glass!
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Used to dim the lights onto half / emergency lights on my old DMU for many years on nights, my old permanent shift. Usually had about 40 passengers or so en-route to the airport, and the train was well patrolled for safety. In the event of drunks or problems, the lights would stay on. Then, after a passenger wrote in thanking us for dimming the lights.... that company's 'ops standards' manager stated something about risk assessments and this 'dangerous practice must cease immediately' lol 
Well, good luck with that one. 
Well, good luck with that one. Cheap compared to berth. £30 with railcard from Glasgow to London
GRALISTAIR
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That is what I assumed too. Surely that is possible on a train?
221129
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Yes you could! But I agree its dirt cheap.
Ant158
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Wish Northern would dim the lights on all their ‘refurbished’ trains, these are far too bright, especially without any light covers
Ashley Hill
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The refreshed Night Riviera seated coaches have two light settings,bright and floodlit! Just what you need at 2am. Before refreshment they had the usual full/half light switches and were comfortably dim.
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Yes you could... quite easily for less than half the price if you travel Megabus. A service which has brand new coaches and of course the lights are dimmed very well during night travel
co-tr-paul
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As stated in the Night Riviera thread, yes there are now regulations on lighting. Our train should be presented with lights on dim in coaches A and B, if not, tell the train manager.
Ashley Hill
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As I said,bright or floodlit. The dim is not dim.
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I’ll bet that when ÖBB take delivery of their new NightJet stock the lighting will be of a suitable level. In other words: they will get it right rather than hiding behind standards as a reason not to do something.
richa2002
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Bang on. I've long given up on even having the illusion that TOCs or the DfT care about comfort.
Coach is more uncomfortable compared to train. I took megabus in feb , felt jammed in
Coach is more uncomfortable compared to train. I took megabus in feb , felt jammed in
Bletchleyite
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Smaller seats. A 2+1 seated coach would be better, but as the Megabus sleeper proved there isn't a premium market there, it's just budget so you need to cram them in.
cactustwirly
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No because it's a coach! That's a budget product, the premium "market" chooses the sleeper or flies!
Bletchleyite
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That's what I meant - there is no premium coach market, the coach market cares only about price.
fgwrich
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To be honest, I'm not sure you'd feel any different if you took the refurbished Night Riviera sleeper either. The fact that the "day coaches" were refurbished to soak up some of the morning commuter traffic - leaving them with a layout as bad as some of the High Density Mk3s was an awful idea. Now that it isn't a Cornish stopper, I wouldn't mind seeing a more appropriate interior / seat ratio chosen, but as this is GWR I doubt that anything will happen.
Bletchleyite
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You are pretty much guaranteed to have 2 (well, about 60) seats to yourself on the Riviera, the coaches book full. A double seat makes a big difference.
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I always thought the old Mark 2E BUOs on the Caledonian Sleeper had it right: 2+1 layout and comfortable seats.
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I was under the impression that the GWR seated coaches did have dimmed lighting.
The rules are stricter on new build stock - the new Caledonian Sleeper seated coaches have brighter lighting but I've been on several journeys where the crew have dimmed it during the middle of the night, so it is possible.
The rules are stricter on new build stock - the new Caledonian Sleeper seated coaches have brighter lighting but I've been on several journeys where the crew have dimmed it during the middle of the night, so it is possible.
There's a lot more room in a GWR Sleeper day coach than there are in many road coaches. Not to mention access to a toilet, food and a decent sized seat back table. I don't think GWR are about to spend more money refitting sleeper coaches having spent millions doing so within the last 5 years - if they did it'd be money that could be better spent elsewhere.