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00:23:38 on Wed, 25 Jun 2008,
rob499@m remarked:
>Yes, you could keep a westbound train's shop open beyond Plymouth, but
>if the shop can't be stocked at Penzance then the staff have to travel
>back "on the cushions".
Low cost airlines seem to have solved this. They typically only stock up
at the UK end of their hops to the Continent and back. So simply put
enough stock on the train Plymouth to service the return trip. If
necessary, put half of it "in quarantine" westbound, so that there's
less risk of eastbound passengers finding the cupboard bare.
--
Roland Perry