Comfy fast train (Virgin Trains)

Member Name: fairynuff2004

Product:	Virgin Trains
Date:	29/07/09 (51 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fast, comfy and reliable

Disadvantages: none

Good Reasons to travel by Virgin Trains: well It's a lot faster than driving from Manchester to London, the Virgin train can do this route in about 2 Hours 20 Minutes, You get the comfort of those blue and red seats, along with a selection of table seat areas and if you want to stretch your legs then you can walk up to the cafe and buy an assortment of magazines, sandwhiches, cold drinks and hot drinks. The Train speeds along at about 125 Miles per hour but the tilting mechanism makes you feel very comfortable allowing for a smooth ride, enabling you to read your books in a quiet carriage, or use your laptop as the trains come complete with powersockets.
You can also use your Wifi for internet use, but this is charged and run by t-mobile hotspots.
The Virgin trains website can be quite easy to select fare's, you are better going into london in offpeak for cheaper fairs, sometimes there are periods when you can buy firstclass for about £10 more than standard fare.
They also have an automatic sliding door toilet which is nice and large, along with a normal smaller toilet among the carriages.
There is space for bikes but these must be booked before hand.
The Conductors and cafe staff are quite friendly too, I have travelled with them about 20 times and have mostly been on time, it's nice at night going from london to manchester as it's warm enough to have a nap and most of the other people are quiet among these 20 times I've been.

Summary: Nice fast train