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Anna Noyd-Dryver  
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 More options Jul 11 2012, 12:07 am
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From: Anna Noyd-Dryver <a...@noyd-dryver.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:07:10 GMT
Local: Wed, Jul 11 2012 12:07 am
Subject: Re: Potential City Night Line Routes From London St Pancras
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Bruce <docnews2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@privacy.com> wrote:
>> "Bruce" <docnews2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hviov719fb99e37rclr3p408850j2relvq@4ax.com...
>>> amogles <amog...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>>>> On 10 Jul., 14:27, Jeremy Double <jmd.nos...@btinternet.com> wrote:

>>>>> Some Business class lounges also have showers, which are really useful
>>>>> if
>>>>> you've just arrived on an overnight flight.

>>>> Some railway stations also have showers. Zurich does for example.

>>> Euston station used to.  I used the North Wales sleeper several times
>>> from Holyhead to get to business meetings in London in the late 1980s
>>> and always showered at Euston on arrival.  It was very useful.

>>> I don't know if the facility still exists.

>> Yes, in the first class lounge, so only available to first class
>> ticket-holders.
>> http://www.scotrail.co.uk/content/station-facilities (scroll down)

> That's a pity.  In the 80s, all sleeper passengers could get a shower.
> In fact think anyone could if they paid for the "Superloo".

> I wouldn't entertain using a sleeper train if I couldn't shower at the
> end of the journey.

It does seem somewhat of an omission. fGW seem to allow standard class
sleeper passengers to use the first class lounge, which seems an acceptable
work-around; maybe this is a disadvantage of having the sleeper run by a
different franchise than the day trains?

Anna Noyd-Dryver


 
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