First class on trains - what's the point? [BBC News]





Date: 09/03/2010

MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses - to the disgust of some. But are those in standard class really any different to travellers who have paid a premium, as one suggests?


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MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?

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