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24th June 2008, 04:58 PM

On 24 Jun, 21:44, wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.uk (Neil Williams)
wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:24:24 -0700 (PDT), Chris
>
> Which is fine, but the problem is it isn't usually 15 minutes.
> Penrith to Preston, for instance, is quite a bit more, and I was quite
> miffed at not being able to buy a coffee on board what claimed[1] to
> be an InterCity service.

Oh sorry, I forgot - the unions have set a minimum time for cashing
up, and it's longer if the train isn't terminating where thestaff turn
ends.

Don't believe me.....?.....

24th June 2008, 04:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chris Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Catering on CrossCountry trains On 24 Jun, 21:44, wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.uk (Neil Williams) wrote: > On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:24:24 -0700 (PDT), Chris > > Which is fine, but the problem is it isn't usually 15 minutes. > Penrith to Preston, for instance, is quite a bit more, and I was quite > miffed at not being able to buy a coffee on board what claimed[1] to > be an InterCity service. Oh sorry, I forgot - the unions have set a minimum time for cashing up, and it's longer if the train isn't terminating where thestaff turn ends. Don't believe me.....?.....