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  • Anonymous
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    26 Jul 2014
    at 19:18
    #491602

    BigDog.
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    Rail operators axe the quiet carriages as they cause too many rows..

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706201/End-line-quiet-carriages-trains-Rail-operators-axe-designated-areas-cause-rows-passengers.html

    A defeat for the civilised passengers. So much for trying to woo business travellers.

    26 Jul 2014
    at 19:18
    #491603

    MickBettesworth
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    First Great Western axed their 1st class quiet coach a couple of months ago.
    The next to go will be the Pullman dining service – another retrograde step!

    26 Jul 2014
    at 20:06
    #491604

    MickBettesworth
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    First Great Western axed their 1st class quiet coach a couple of months ago.
    The next to go will be the Pullman dining service – another retrograde step!

    26 Jul 2014
    at 20:06
    #491605

    Bath_VIP
    Participant

    Well I haven’t noticed the difference on FGW so whatever the quiet carriage was, it was more an idea than a reality.

    Interestingly the article said that the 1st class quiet carriage would become a standard class carriage. I’ve pointed out before that the carriage numbering system has changed on FGW. Std class is still coaches A to E/F but 1st class is now coaches K/L/M. This would imply that longer trains are on the way but I haven’t seen any formal announcement.

    27 Jul 2014
    at 07:17
    #491606
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