XC at their Worst?

[Masboroughlad]

1444 off Exeter to Manchester. Late, not cleaned, three coaches in use, no reservations, no First class. Intercity standard? I think not.

Only redeeming feature was a cheery trolley Stewardess! (Buffet car would be better, but thats another story).

 

[route:oxford]

1444 off Exeter to Manchester. Late, not cleaned, three coaches in use, no reservations, no First class. Intercity standard? I think not.

Only redeeming feature was a cheery trolley Stewardess! (Buffet car would be better, but thats another story).

Ok... So what stock was operating the service today?

Very short formed HST?

 

[Masboroughlad]

Voyager and a coach locked oou.

 

[fishquinn]

Voyager and a coach locked oou.

Im not surprised.

Sorry to hear that you had a bad time.

 

[sprinterguy]

1444 off Exeter to Manchester. Late, not cleaned, three coaches in use, no reservations, no First class. Intercity standard? I think not.

Sounds like XC are harking back to the "good old days" of loco-hauled!

 

[fishquinn]

Sounds like XC are harking back to the "good old days" of loco-hauled!

Quick turn around at Newquay back then (and still now) = a whole lot of fun.

 

[Blindtraveler]

and if they were going back to the loco days the discumfort etc would have been barable as you could go get headsout meaning you didnt overheat and swap the toilet smell for some burnt diezol instead!

 

[Bungle965]

I think that xc are one of the worst every time i have used them from wolverhampton to manchester piccadily it has been full and standing most of the time i have had to sit on the floor and if you look into first class you see one or two people there, they need to do something about the overcrowding

 

[Rich McLean]

I think that xc are one of the worst every time i have used them from wolverhampton to manchester piccadily it has been full and standing most of the time i have had to sit on the floor and if you look into first class you see one or two people there, they need to do something about the overcrowding

The whole point of first class on XC Voyagers is that you get a better chance of a seat. If I travel by train from Oxford to Brum and back, if I do not have seats reserved, I pay the extra and travel First Class