Fizz on the track
Boarding the train, I asked the crew if all passengers could expect a drink. The answer was no, but I might be lucky and find a plug socket to charge my phone.
Perhaps deciding that answer didn’t have quite the panache to which the new Dutch owners aspire, one of the young crew returned a few minutes later:
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Abellio don’t yet have on-board catering on the North Berwick train, of course, but if that’s the way they’re thinking – vive l’Europe.
Geraldine Prince
Victoria Road
North Berwick