Reinvention prototype · variant C of 3 · The One Seat · Pool 2 idea 2
The One Seat — The Contrast
A busy standard coach against one quiet seat. The escape framing. No announced opening time anywhere in this set — that is the one thing separating idea 2 from the Seat Release set, so this flow has five states, not six. Same journey, prices and one seat in all three variants. Both outcomes are reachable.
This variant makes a claim we cannot yet evidence. “Standard is packed” is a statement about occupancy that we cannot currently support per service; today we can only say “peak commuter service”. It is here because it is the thing under test: if C does not win, this ships without ever needing LNER’s standard-class load factor. Never point a crowding claim at First Class, which on these services is usually not full.
13:50
Select outbound
London King’s Cross → Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep · 1 adult · Advance Single, Standard
06:00→10:18
4h 18m
LNER
07:12→11:32
4h 20m
LNER
The One Seat
One quiet seat on a peak commuter service
08:00→12:20
4h 20m
LNER
09:00→13:22
4h 22m
LNER
No upgrades left · Standard seats available
The other three rows are the live results screen, unchanged, and are not tappable in this prototype. Tap the 07:12.
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
Advance Single, StandardValid only on the 07:12
The One Seat
Standard on the 07:12 is packed. One seat isn’t in it.
Where you are: Standard
The 07:12 is a peak commuter service into Edinburgh. Standard is the busiest part of the train.
The seat: First Class, one of one
Your own seat, more space around you, and a table. One person on this train gets it.
Peak commuter service. Nothing here is a claim about how full First Class is.
Set your max bidYou can change or cancel it any time while bidding is open.
£38
Your bid£38.00
Platform fee£3.00
Charged only if you win£41.00
One First Class seat on this service. One seat, one winner.
Only people travelling on the 07:12 can bid. Your Advance Single is your way in.
Bidding is open now and closes before the train leaves. We’ll tell you either way.
Nothing is charged unless you win. £38 bid + £3 fee = £41.
Peak commuter service. Your bid is a maximum — nothing is charged unless you win the seat. By bidding you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Max bid of £38 in
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
Advance Single, StandardValid only on the 07:12
Your bid is in
£38 to get out of a packed Standard coach.
One quiet seat on the 07:12, and you have a bid on it. We’ll tell you before the train leaves.
Peak commuter service. Nothing here is a claim about how full First Class is.
We’ll let you know before the train leaves, win or not. You can raise your bid until bidding closes.
Use the tabs above the device to see both outcomes. In the product this resolves on its own before departure.
The seat is yours
Your ticket for the 07:12 to Edinburgh has been updated.
06:41
One of one
You’re out of Standard.
Your own seat, more space and a table on the 07:12, for £38. One person on this train got it.
King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
Wed 16 Sep07:12
4h 20m, direct · Arrives 11:32 · LNER
First ClassUpgraded from Advance Single, Standard
Winning bid£38.00
Platform fee£3.00
Charged to •••• 4242£41.00
Bidding has closed
The one quiet seat went to a higher bid. Your max was £38.
06:41
One of one
The quiet seat went to someone else.
It went at £52. There was one, on a peak commuter service, so most people were always going to stay where they are.
You haven’t been charged. Nothing left your card.
Your Advance Single is valid only on the 07:12, so we’re not going to offer you a different train. Your seat in Standard is unchanged.
There is one First Class seat on every peak LNER service on this route.