Patrick Osborne

Friday night, caught the 1744 CrossCountry service from Bristol Temple
Meads to St Austell. Announcement came over that the shop was closing
at Newton Abbot, which meant that for nearly three hours no
refreshment was available.

Coming back, got the 1951 CrossCountry from Taunton to Bristol Temple
Meads, which was going on to Derby. Almost as soon as I'd got on, the
closure of the shop was announced, which meant that there would be
over two hours of the journey with no refreshment available.

I never usually travel on CrossCountry services, but is this the
norm? I can understand them closing up to cash up, etc. about half an
hour before the terminating station, but this seems excessive.
Doesn't Virgin want to sell food to make more money?

Patrick