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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Could first class rail travel be about to hit the buffers?

LNER

A major commuter train operator has announced that it will scrap first class on its trains linking Kent and East Sussex with London.

Southeastern says making its trains one-class-only from December 2022 onwards will allow it to add more standard class seats.

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