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Originally Posted by marbles
Hi,
I had a query and wasn't sure where i could ask so i thought if anyone's going to know it would be proffesionals such as yourselves..!
Anyway i am going to be catching a Virgin train (not sure which train model it is) from Euston to Birmingham and i have a suitcase with me. I'd like to know which window seat would be best being closest to the luggage compartment so i can keep an eye out on my luggage, and also i don't know whether i'll be facing forwards or backwards on the carriage in order for me to be facing the luggage cabin as i have the option of choosing on trainline.com...
I'd like to know which seat number or roughly which area would be best for me...any sites with maps of the trains showing the seating arrangements and luggage areas labelled on them would be great, and videos of Euston and the specific train that i'll be on would be even better as i've never been to Euston and this is only the second or third time that i've ever travelled by train...
Hope i've come to the right place and u guys can help me out with these tedious questions!
Thanks
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Sorry, I can't help with the answers to your query but I have to say that I have very rarely sat in my reserved seat in Pendolinos from Birmingham to Euston and vice versa. Of course, if you are on one of the peak hour trains you may have to but if you are off-peak (and of course it should be much cheaper then), there should be a number of unreserved seats available. I have never been challenged for not sitting in my booked seat and have usually moved because invariably my reserved seat has been adjacent to a pillar and I do like to look out of the window.
The other alternative of course is to use Chiltern Railways from Snow Hill or Moor St to Marylebone which is a bit slower but cheaper and choice of where you sit so you can keep one eye on your luggage and the other on the scenery.