using laptops on cross country trains.

incubus72

I have to undertake the long and arduos journey from Edinburgh to Exeter and find myself being on Cross Country services for both legs of my journey. I'm wondering if anyone out there can tell me if Cross Country provide power points to charge laptops in standard class as I know that Virgin Trains and NXEC both provide this. Any information would be appreciated.

sassy_one

Yes, they will have power points on the train


Have a safe trip and hope its a enjoyable one mate

incubus72

sassy-one wrote: »

Yes, they will have power points on the train


Have a safe trip and hope its a enjoyable one mate

Thanks Sassy. I was dreading a 10 hour journey with no access to my laptop

whatmichaelsays

They have plug points. No WiFi though.

incubus72

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

They have plug points. No WiFi though.

Thanks for that Michael,I have a 3 mobile broadband dongle so that should do the trick.

johnnyroper

incubus72 wrote: »

Thanks for that Michael,I have a 3 mobile broadband dongle so that should do the trick.

you will be lucky to get a signal on board the x country train the voyagers have got heat reflective windows that seriously reduce mobile signals,if you get a hst you may be ok.

incubus72

johnnyroper wrote: »

you will be lucky to get a signal on board the x country train the voyagers have got heat reflective windows that seriously reduce mobile signals,if you get a hst you may be ok.

Ok thanks for that Johny. The 2 legs are between Edinburgh and Birmingham and then Birmingham and Exeter which is their main route so I would presume that it would be H.S.T's operating on the route.

sassy_one

incubus72 wrote: »

Ok thanks for that Johny. The 2 legs are between Edinburgh and Birmingham and then Birmingham and Exeter which is their main route so I would presume that it would be H.S.T's operating on the route.

Hope you have a safe trip and that you can use the internet

_ollie_

incubus72 wrote: »

Ok thanks for that Johny. The 2 legs are between Edinburgh and Birmingham and then Birmingham and Exeter which is their main route so I would presume that it would be H.S.T's operating on the route.

Don't count on it, HST's are rarely used by CrossCountry and they don't have many of them. However they are used on the route you are travelling so you may get lucky.

sassy_one

_ollie_ wrote: »

Don't count on it, HST's are rarely used by CrossCountry and they don't have many of them. However they are used on the route you are travelling so you may get lucky.

Hello ollie, MODS have not got round to checking the reports others made against you being a troll yet - but they will soon, don't worry.

Thank's for your advice though

incubus72

sassy-one wrote: »

Hope you have a safe trip and that you can use the internet

Cheers mate,if not I shall be resigned to watching films and t.v shows instead lol