(16 Jul 2014, 7:27 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Come to think of it, sure I seen something similar on the Grand Central Website a few weeks back, with regards to what you have mentioned above, seems rather odd that they are able to do that though.
So basically I could book my Tickets through Virgin but end up on a Cross Country or ECML or National Express Train.
Basically aye.
The toc's are agents in these cases.
Used East Coast more often than not - get loyalty points and have used them for travel on owt from ScotRail to First Great Western and more or less everything in between.
(16 Jul 2014, 7:42 pm)aureolin wrote I once had to stand in the vestibule area between Darlington and Newcastle on a hot day, and that was enough for me like! I tried it seated between Newcastle and Leeds once since then, but I couldn't get away from the smell, not even in the coach.
I often get the 16.52 out of Glasgow Central.
Mainly for convenience, rather than rush across to Queen St and faff on at Waverley or Haymarket.
Often tempted to burn my clothes after getting home and douse myself in bleach, but a good shower (where's eezypeazy's flannel) and plenty of Bold 2 in 1 does the job.