Scottychoo
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Hi does anyone know if Avanti are still insisting on reservations?
Is there always an unreserved coach in each train?
Thank you
Is there always an unreserved coach in each train?
Thank you
Is there a way to make a reservation online for an Avanti service Without also booking a ticket? I would already hold an off peak return ticket.
I am returning from Church Stretton later this month changing at Crewe to Euston.
The journey planners by default would book the Avanti service from Crewe that originates at Glasgow as that would the first departure after the Church Stretton train arrives at Crewe. How busy are these Glasgow services currently? It would be a Friday lunchtime. I would expect the train from Manchester 25 minutes later to be less busy as there are other Manchester to Euston services. So would prefer to wait for that one. So would want to book a seat on that one if possible, though may not know which service I will be boarding at Church Stretton until an hour beforehand.
Coming back from Birmingham I noticed a train due to depart had "full" on the screens. May have been Cross-Country, but one assumes that there were empty seats for distancing, and all pax had a given seat. As for Avanti, I haven't com across any way to obtain a ticket without a seat reservation (which is annoying as the seat is dictated to you and you don't have a choice - even if you want "forward" you get "backward....grr) but I've always searched specific trains for cheap tickets.
I've just made a redspottedhanky booking for Avanti for my wife and I with a two together Railcard. We were each allocated a seat reservation at a table for two but at different tables!
The new Avanti coronavirus seating plan shows only one seat available per table. Should I assume it will will be ok to sit together if the train is quiet enough, or are seats being taped off?
Thanks for the replies. Haven't been on a train since before lockdown. Just thought it was strange that it separated us even though we booked together with a two together Railcard. I guess the reservation system errs on the side of caution and spaces people out.