Pullman take commuters to work

[Cotty]

I wouldn't mind a bit of this on my commute

The Pullman service arrived at Ashford International station in Kent at 7.24am for a leisurely 90-minute journey into London Victoria, through Maidstone East and Swanley, so that the lucky 100 passengers who got to board could enjoy the five-star service and luxury trappings of one of the UK’s most famous antique trains (file image)

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[MitchT]

I wonder if there's an untapped market here? Luxury commuter train for those willing to pay a premium ... or maybe a 'super luxury' portion of regular trains for people willing to pay for something very special.

[Phunk]

MitchT said:

I wonder if there's an untapped market here? Luxury commuter train for those willing to pay a premium ... or maybe a 'super luxury' portion of regular trains for people willing to pay for something very special.

Like the italian fast trains:

http://www.acprail.com/train-tickets/trenitalia

[DJFish]

It was all going well until this bounder turned up and tried to park his velocipede in the vestibule:

And this blackguard insisted on conversing via his infernal device for the entire journey.

[Cotty]

Phunk said:

Like the italian fast trains:

http://www.acprail.com/train-tickets/trenitalia

I like the idea but on my commute you would have about 50 people standing around the seats.

Edited by Cotty on Thursday 17th November 15:01

[Europa1]

MitchT said:

I wonder if there's an untapped market here? Luxury commuter train for those willing to pay a premium ... or maybe a 'super luxury' portion of regular trains for people willing to pay for something very special.

There used to be - the Brighton Belle.

[Boatbuoy]

Europa1 said:

MitchT said:

I wonder if there's an untapped market here? Luxury commuter train for those willing to pay a premium ... or maybe a 'super luxury' portion of regular trains for people willing to pay for something very special.

There used to be - the Brighton Belle.

....which is currently being restored:

http://www.brightonbelle.com/

[DoctorX]

surprised there wasn't a riot to get on that!

[Chrisgr31]

DoctorX said:

surprised there wasn't a riot to get on that!

Had it been on the Brighton Mainline there would have been

[tezzer]

The Italian picture is VERY like the Czech train I used a couple of weeks ago, to get from Prague to Brno. They have 3 classes, economy, First, and Business, which are in that order.

The First class is good, but the business is even better, only a very small number of seats, widely spaced, all recliners with footrests. Waitress service at the seat, with a wide menu of food and drinks, in refined luxury.

The cost for a 5 hour return trip ? A massive £25. Compare THAT to Virgin East Coast or any other of the UK operators.

[Cotty]

DoctorX said:

surprised there wasn't a riot to get on that!

I assume they picked a particularly quiet station early. They only let 100 people on, that's one carriage on my route.