The Liverpool Commuter! (Central Trains)

Member Name: allanjk

Product:	Central Trains
Date:	30/04/02 (167 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice Trains, Price

Disadvantages: When late usually very late

I reguarly commute to work using either Central Trains or Arriva Trains as the run the express services between Manchester-Liverpool.
As anyone who has read my Virgin trains review may have noted I work in the Rail industry although I still have to pay for my travel (a long complicated story)
The Trains that Central Trains run along the Liverpool-Manchester (and eventually nottingham/norwich) tend to be quite new trains that interiorly resemble the Virgin Voyager Trains. The seating is comfortable with plenty of room to put baggage and 90% of the time they have a trolley service selling drinks and other refreshments.
These trains are relativly punctual although I personally think that having to rely on a train starting 6 hours away from manchester in Norwich to do a 50 minute commuter journey to Liverpool is a little absurd.
The train staff for Central Trains are fairly knowledgable and any questions I ask them tend to be answered competently.
I have yet to make a long distance journey with Central Trains purely as I have not had a reason to visit any of the stations they serve, but I don't think i would be overly worried if I ever did.
Overall punctuallity is above average and pricing is reasonable, and the majority of they're trains are new rolling stock. A decent choice for commuting between Macnester and Liverpool.


Also note these trains only have one class so don't waste your money on a 1st class ticket.

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