"Mr Thant" wrote
Russ wrote:
Anyway, since I booked them separately, they wouldn't seat us
together. How difficult will it be come trip time to get two
seats
together?

If the ticket type is "GNER Advance" (or thereabouts) than you're
only
allowed to sit in the reserved seat. GNER are notorious arseholes
on
this point.

Not usually true in my experience; it's a myth started by one of the
denigrators of GNER in uk.railway. I travelled from Retford to
London and back today using GNER Advance tickets, sitting in
unreserved coach H each way, wth no difficulty. Of course, they are
entitled to make you occupy your reserved seat, and apparently it
happens occasionally - but never to me.

If it's an ordinary ticket (Saver Return or whatever) you
can sit where you like.

Are there usually open seats, are people willing to move a bit,
how flexible is it?

Most Leeds trains start there, and all GNER trains start at King's
Cross, so if you get there a little bit early and head for Coach H
(which is kept unreserved) you'll be fine.

Agreed - for any ticket type.