One of life's little mysteries is +Chiltern Railways attitude towards catering on its trains, specifically on the Silver Set Mainline services. At a time when many TOCs are doing their best to dispense with catering on their trains, Chiltern are improving their offering BUT seem very loath to admit to doing so...
Take today's 1055 Silver Set Mainline service from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone. For £27.50 Super Off-Peak return you get the most comfortable of trains and, for a further £10 supplement, the exclusivity of the Business Zone with its friendly hostess and unlimited tea and coffee. In addition, for those in the know, you can have a hot meal served to your seat on a plate with real cutlery... today's choice was vegetable chow mein, chicken noodles, or chicken tikka masala.
I plumped for the chicken tikka - http://t.co/uFrZvcu3 - which was served after Banbury for the princely sum of £3.50. Very tasty it was too. Would you know of this from the web site / departure board / timetable / posters / on-board announcements? Very unlikely as Chiltern seem to be under the impression that a process of osmosis is the best form of publicity...
So, catch these meals whilst you can - someone, somewhere may decree that no one wants them!
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