Date: 11/09/2017

Trains have traditionally been riddled with class distinction and snobbery. As our crowded commuter routes come under pressure to stop segregating, author Andrew Martin ponders what we will lose with the scrapping of first class.

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Trains have traditionally been riddled with class distinction and snobbery. As our crowded commuter routes come under pressure to stop segregating, author Andrew Martin ponders what we will lose with the scrapping of first class

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