Britain is set to return to three-class rail travel, The Telegraph can disclose.
It is set to become a reality on the East Coast Main Line to Scotland and north east England when the currently state-run franchise, is returned to private hands.
The proposal, contained in the franchise prospectus drawn up by the Department for Transport, led to accusations that the Government was looking to turn the clock back to the 1950s.
Third Class rail travel was last seen in Britain in 1956. While the Government insisted that the proposals were intended to pave the way for a class equivalent to premium economy on aircraft, the plans triggered a furious response. » | David Millward, Transport Editor | Friday, October 18, 2013
My comments:
It's all about knowing one's place in society in Cameron's Britain. So, from now on, there will be a section for the upper classes, a section for the middle classes (probably a small section), and a section for the working classes (probably a huge section). Weren't we all supposed to be in this together? – © Mark
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This is quite a day for the oiks of this world, isn't it? First of all they were told they could keep warm in winter by wearing jumpers instead of having adequate heat in their houses, and now they are being told that they'll soon be able to travel in train compartments in which Cameron probably thinks they belong: Third Class. This is beginning to look like the New Victorian Age. – © Mark
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