Eventually our train, after much debate is allocated to Platform 4 and we can board.
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1. This is very classy FGW and you get...wait for it.... 10/10 It knocks Virgin and Cross Countries first offering into the proverbial cocked hat
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2 However when there is only 1.5 carriages of first and the 0.5 is reserved for the Pullman service it does get crowded in here.....so 9/10 which is still good
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We mistakenly thought this train would be quiet but listening to the guards announcements asking "priv" ticket holder to give up their seats to "proper" passengers and the guard also advising those standing to grab their chance at Reading and Exeter if they saw someone making a move to get off would indicate it was rammed pack full in the standard class. First was full also.