At last a change from the mass of blue trains....a livery with some life.

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This was our train arrivivng at Exeter, it ran out to sidings for 20 mins before returning into our platform. Class 159.

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The route thru Salisbury/Yoevil was a pleasant run, much better that retracing our steps back to Bristol on FGW

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I am confident that this train was on par with my favourite so far (Scot rail from Inverness) Lovely comfy seats, smooth ride, quiet compartment. The only minor critique would be on on board service which was a bit impersonal.

It gets a good 7.5/10 ( no power socket let it down a notch) with again a 9/10 if just marking the seating comfort. Well done South West.
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Plymouth to Waterloo added another 223 miles to the running total which now stands at 1543 miles with an on time arrival