1st Class users of FGW may find that they have fewer seats to chose from. The train operator confirmed it is in talks with the Department of Transport concerning reducing the 1st class seating on some services. The facts given were that no 1st class carriages were regularly more than 70% full. A standard class carriage seats 80 which is 32 more than 1st class coaches.
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