Train operator GNER is to offer Wi-Fi access on all its
trains by this August after experiencing strong demand for the
service.
So far, GNER offers Wi-Fi on 21 of its 41 trains, and had
planned to equip them all with high-speed internet connectivity by
May 2007.
The company said it had now brought this timetable forward in
response to customer demand.
GNER, which runs the train service along the UK’s east coast,
offers Wi-Fi for free to all its first class passengers; other
passengers pay for it.
The service, which is marketed to both business users and
consumers, costs between £2.95 and £9.95 for half an hour to two
hours.
Virgin Trains, which runs the west coast line and cross-country
services, has been testing Wi-Fi on trains, but hasn’t so far
launched a full commercial service.
