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Forum » Topic: Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)? http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 03:17:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php beau-jolly on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-145447 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:38:46 +0000 beau-jolly 145447@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I once went from Crewe to London 1st Class paid for by the company. It was shite! There had been a fire so we got no breakfast or any food or drink at all. They were a carriage short so there was no room to sit at a table anyway. I went and sat in 2nd class where you could still have a fag in those days. I must have been the only one with a 1st class ticket sneaking into 2nd. cinquecento on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-145357 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:33:58 +0000 cinquecento 145357@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ first class season ticket for me. I understand however that Steerage is full of cheery characters playing cards, having sing songs and dancing Irish jigs. Squudge on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144926 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:34:20 +0000 Squudge 144926@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Serial (cereal? ...sorry) biscuit-taker <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/9623740/George-Osborne-caught-in-first-class-with-a-standard-ticket-five-months-ago.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/9623740/George-Osborne-caught-in-first-class-with-a-standard-ticket-five-months-ago.html</a> Lucy4 on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144921 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:12:42 +0000 Lucy4 144921@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I worked in a travel agency, several hundred months ago, which could issue rail tickets. This enabled the staff to write out a ticket in first class, say for London to Edinburgh, but only pay for the counterfoil which would read second class Luton to Stevenage. The trouble was that this was in the days of British Rail so it was still crap, though you did get a better class of person to moan with. The thing with Osborne, though. The only feeling I've had for the chap in the past is utter contempt. This fiddling on the trains has increased his cred rating, slightly. Ironduke on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144915 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:47:18 +0000 Ironduke 144915@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Rather contrary of you. The Basingstoke Sphincter can be prone to rupture; I should think the poor chap will be winceing at his communications for quite some time. Mary Evans on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144901 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:47:52 +0000 Mary Evans 144901@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Having just endured 2.5 hours experiencing the different interpretations of the "Quiet" carriage on the London-Bournemouth line, I should have paid the extra fiver to sit with the Daily Mail shufflers in First. On a related note, I abhor the principle of the Quiet carriage, it simply creates another reason for human beings to be dissatisfied with one another. Which was precisely what I told the callow youth behind me as I lodged his mobile phone in his sphincter somewhere around Basingstoke. Ironduke on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144900 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:43:12 +0000 Ironduke 144900@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I'm guessing you can sort the drinks license. Any other paperwork I need to sign? Launch in Scotland, second in Cornwall, 40 in 5 years, global in 10. Laughing. The All New Jeni B on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144893 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:14:22 +0000 The All New Jeni B 144893@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ And be wealthier than if we continue to follow our existing career paths.. Ironduke on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144889 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:07:07 +0000 Ironduke 144889@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ A compassionate maternal lawyer and a cynical pragmatist with basic medical knowledge and access to restricted pharmaceuticals. All we need is a drinks license and we could establish a Halls of Residence. The All New Jeni B on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144885 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:54:14 +0000 The All New Jeni B 144885@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Whereas you can supply the Ketamine and syringes... Ironduke on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144883 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:48:52 +0000 Ironduke 144883@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Must be highly reassuring for any mother to know that a local 'cleaner' is at hand for their student son... a ready supply of kleenex, strong coffee, emergency funds, laundry, rudimentary legal knowledge and back-street abortions should be all thats required. Could be a lucrative side-line for you Jeni? malgor on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144881 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:17:18 +0000 malgor 144881@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Good. That's all sorted, then. allmyownstunts on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144873 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:01:14 +0000 allmyownstunts 144873@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I know you will and that's lovely xx The All New Jeni B on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144813 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:02:06 +0000 The All New Jeni B 144813@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Not a problem my lovely stunts. Tell him to stand at the starter's hut on the Old Course and wave a large white towel northwards. I'll send the microlight for him. Seriously though, if there's ever a problem that needs dealt with quickly, just let me know and I'll do what I can.x allmyownstunts on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144812 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:39:15 +0000 allmyownstunts 144812@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Be afraid, Jen. I never told you about my emergency contact sheet. did I? "In case of crisis, here's how I think you can bother Jeni B on the other side of the firth..." The All New Jeni B on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144811 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:36:00 +0000 The All New Jeni B 144811@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Ah, but he's now at St. Andrews stunts, university of choice for the heir to the throne, and a stone's throw from one of his cyber-aunties. I'd recommend NOT buying a 1st class ticket, but to pay the upgrade. It is considerably cheaper doing it that way, and as I said before, often the ticket inspector doesn't even come round... allmyownstunts on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144810 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:33:16 +0000 allmyownstunts 144810@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Me. I paid the £17 extra a head for me and my boy to go 1st class from Inverness to Oxford, first class. All food and drink included. He was having his Uni interview, and I was Tense Mummy of the Year. I was impressed by the people opposite who got wired into the free g&t at Aviemore (nine in the morning), and was appreciative of both the free wifi and the non-stop complimentary tea and coffee for the first few hours. The crayfish salad for lunch was way less yummy than it sounds, but the fruit and cake subsequently weren't horrible. A nine hour train journey made bearable by free, basic beverages and a nice seat. I don't know why anyone would go 1st Class otherwise. If that £17 supplement had been, say, £27, I wouldn't have paid up. (he didn't get in) The All New Jeni B on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144786 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:27:09 +0000 The All New Jeni B 144786@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I've paid a couple of times to upgrade to first when traveling between Dundee and Edinburgh. I think the most it's cost was £4.00. Of course, it's always more fun when you move into First Class and the ticket inspector doesn't come round. Dick Everyman on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144783 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:33:48 +0000 Dick Everyman 144783@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Interesting wayland - where did 'class' ever come into people getting from A - B? waylandsmithy on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144782 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:27:16 +0000 waylandsmithy 144782@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I consider all public transport, including flights, to be third class. It's all shit, but some people sit nearer the front. Dick Everyman on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144780 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:06:20 +0000 Dick Everyman 144780@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Well done Bunbury ;0) Has anyone ever paid directly from their own pocket? Anonymous on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144769 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:52:30 +0000 Anonymous 144769@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Nope, I've nothing to own up to. I've travelled First class more times than I can remember and never once paid for the privilege. Dick Everyman on "Own up! Who's ever travelled in a First Class train carriage (and paid)?" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50185#post-144768 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:35:29 +0000 Dick Everyman 144768@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I once paid £10 for a First Class upgrade from Scotland on a train full of Rangers supporters. Bliss....