"Dan" wrote in message
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> All,
>
> I will be travelling by train next week from Rome to Naples, to
> Florence, then back to Rome. This will be my first experience with
> trains. I have reserved my seats on each train (ticketless option).
> The first is an IC Plus train (first class). The other two are second
> class on the Eurostar.
>
> I have posted previously in this group and gotten many good responses.
> I just have one additional question. For the first leg of my trip, it
> says our assigned seats are "Coach 2: 53 -, 54".
>
> Correct me if I am wrong, but I take this to mean I need to board the
> second train car from the front and look for seats 53 and 54. Is there
> an entrance for each train car or do you board the first car and keep
> walking until you are in the second car (are they even connected for
> that matter)? Are the seat numbers easily viewable? Is it obvious
> where the luggage is to be stored (by the seat, or is there a seperate
> car for luggage)?
>
> On the Eurostar, I noticed there is a restaurant car. Is it safe to
> leave our luggage behind, or should we take turns going to the
> restaurant? I mean no disrespect, but I have heard mixed opinions
> about the number of thieves on trains.
Here's a good source with lots of detail about traveling by train in Italy:
www.slowtrav.com/italy/trains/index.htm
I wouldn't assume coach 2 to be the second car from the front. At the head
of the track (in terminal stations) is a plan of the train showing the
location within the train of the different car numbers. Sometimes this is
also marked alongside the track.
Each car has at least one door. Small pieces of luggage are stored overhead,
larger ones either on shelves near the door or between seats.
As for dining on the train, it's fun. If you're worried about your luggage,
bring a light bicycle cable and lock your luggage to the shelf. However,
most of your trips sound fairly short. You might not have time to enjoy a
meal. (I'm assuming you will have to change trains in Rome between Naples
and Florence.)
If you do this again, investigate open jaws tickets -- like into
Florence/Pisa, out of Naples or Rome. Saves you backtracking time. And you
can get them with FF miles.
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