Train operator ‘one’ is to further enhance the quality of its on-train catering with a number of improvements to the weekday service offered to passengers from the start of 2007. From Tuesday 2 January an additional at-seat trolley service of drinks and light refreshments to both First Class and Standard accommodation (supplementing the relevant buffet service) will be available on the following afternoon and evening peak trains:
14.00, 14.30, 15.00, 16.30, 17.30 Norwich - London and 16.30, 17.00, 17.30, 19.00, 20.00 London - Norwich

These at-seat trolley services are in addition to the following services which already offer an at-seat trolley service, buffet and restaurant service:
16.00, 17.00, 18.00 Norwich – London and 18.20, 19.30, 20.30 London – Norwich

In addition, the at-seat light breakfast service for First Class passengers, trialled earlier this year, has proved successful and will therefore be extended to cover the following trains: 06.10, 06.40, 06.55, 07.40, 08.00 Norwich – London
and 08.30, 09.00, 09.30, 10.00, 10.30 London – Norwich.

Customers using these trains (which also serve Diss, Stowmarket, Ipswich, Manningtree and Colchester and offer a full breakfast service for passengers with a bigger appetite) will be able to choose from the following tasty options:
Bacon baguette and unlimited Tea and Coffee £4.50, Danish pastry and unlimited Tea and Coffee £3.75, Fresh citrus fruits, yoghurt and apple or orange juice £3.75, Toast and preserves and unlimited Tea and Coffee £3.50.

A programme of refurbishment for the company’s restaurant vehicles is now complete with all 9 refurbished restaurant vehicle and 6 new café bars (buffet vehicles) all now in service. The arrival of the full complement of 15 catering vehicles broadens the range of food and drink available to passengers, with the following products now available on every catering vehicle (as opposed to just the restaurant cars, as was the case previously) :
*Bean-to-cup coffee including Cappuccinos, Lattes and Expressos

A wider range of snacks with the ability to offer more hot snacks in the future Commenting on the improvements to the on-board catering offer, Catering Manager, Darren Fennah said: “We’re always looking to improve the food and drink we offer to our passengers. With the increased provision of at-seat trolley services and extension of the First Class light breakfast service, we’re able to offer a wider range of products in a more convenient way to more customers. We will continue to enhance the catering service and we hope travellers enjoy the better range and availability of refreshments from the New Year.”

The introduction of 9 upgraded restaurant vehicles and 6 modern ‘one’ café bars (or TSOB buffet cars) was part of the £25m upgrade of Mark 3 carriages and Class 90 locomotives used on the mainline service, which was completed this year.