Originally Posted by Porky Speedpig

On the longer routes if the service is slow and the crew are on their feet for hours (which I do not dispute) it doesn't really chime with low supply of food. On the shorter flights of which I have taken dozens this year (1-2 hours) my experience is that the speed of service has increased, the dreaded POS machines are finally working and the take up has increased. In contrast after 3 hours on a Virgin train there was no chance of buying anything due to "gross overcrowding permitted by the regulations which stops us serving you or checking tickets" - quote by train "manager".