No first class lounge at Bristol?

[SkinnyDave]

Why is there no first class lounge at Temple Meads?
I thought being a major station on the Western it would have had one...

 

[Bungle73]

Why is there no first class lounge at Temple Meads?
I thought being a major station on the Western it would have had one...

Could say the same about York. Why isn't there one there?

 

[pjnathanail]

Could say the same about York. Why isn't there one there?

And Peterborough

Does anyone know if there will be one when the remodelled station opens?

 

[sonic2009]

Why is there no first class lounge at Temple Meads?
I thought being a major station on the Western it would have had one...

It did have one but I think it was underused.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Why is there no first class lounge at Temple Meads?
I thought being a major station on the Western it would have had one...

And Glasgow Central.
I believe it had one at one time but VT closed it.

 

[D365]

And Peterborough

Does anyone know if there will be one when the remodelled station opens?

Peterborough remodelling? The revamped foyer has opened, it's not too bad, but there's no lounge and still a lot of work going on with the platforms... fwp

 

[ramitamimi]

Is it likely that Reading will get a lounge ,bearing in mind all the longer distanse XC services to Manchester/Newcastle ,and FGW to Penzance???

 

[Mojo]

Temple Meads used to have a First class lounge on platforms 9 and 11 (see the windows in this photo). Given that most trains to Paddington arrive and depart from platforms 13 and 15, and for most of the trains start from Temple Meads so are ready for boarding earlier, they probably felt there was no purpose in maintaining this small lounge which was always very quiet. There's probably little incentive for Great Western in providing a lounge for CrossCountry customers too. Furthermore; very few Great Western HSTs or CrossCountry trains use this island anyway, so it was a bit out the way!

 

[swt_passenger]

Is it likely that Reading will get a lounge ,bearing in mind all the longer distanse XC services to Manchester/Newcastle ,and FGW to Penzance???

Nothing shown on the planning drawings.

 

[gordonthemoron]

is Runcorn the smallest station with a first class lounge?

 

[DarloRich]

oh it must be awful for the first class darlings not to have a segregated area they can avoid the scum.

 

[telstarbox]

Temple Meads used to have a First class lounge on platforms 9 and 11 (see the windows in this photo). Given that most trains to Paddington arrive and depart from platforms 13 and 15, and for most of the trains start from Temple Meads so are ready for boarding earlier, they probably felt there was no purpose in maintaining this small lounge which was always very quiet. There's probably little incentive for Great Western in providing a lounge for CrossCountry customers too. Furthermore; very few Great Western HSTs or CrossCountry trains use this island anyway, so it was a bit out the way!

Sheffield has a similar set-up (2 trains per hour to London, both terminating/starting there) but does have a FC lounge on platforms 2/5. It's not clear from their website whether passengers with First Class tickets for other TOCs (ie CrossCountry and TPE) can use it.

 

[Flamingo]

Temple Meads used to have a First class lounge on platforms 9 and 11 (see the windows in this photo). Given that most trains to Paddington arrive and depart from platforms 13 and 15, and for most of the trains start from Temple Meads so are ready for boarding earlier, they probably felt there was no purpose in maintaining this small lounge which was always very quiet. There's probably little incentive for Great Western in providing a lounge for CrossCountry customers too. Furthermore; very few Great Western HSTs or CrossCountry trains use this island anyway, so it was a bit out the way!

The numbers using it were tiny (I did see them at the time of closing, they were on an internal memo), especially when compared to the usage at Cardiff.