GWR’s newest intercity trains have now made their way across every corner of the routes out of London on the Great Western Main Line, however they are very controversial units with passengers for a number of reasons. Following my journey from Aberdeen to Penzance the previous day, I decided to treat myself to a first class upgrade on the way back to London at a very attractable weekend offer price; although I quickly found out why it was so cheap… so join me as I experience probably one of my worst first class journeys yet!

Journey details:

Date of travel – July 2022
Operator – Great Western Railway (GWR)
Origin Penzance
Destination – London Paddington
Train type – Class 802 “Intercity Express Train"/AT300
Class of travel – First
Price £42.35 (original advance single fare inc. Railcard discount of 1/3) Refund of £21.17 AND first class upgrade of £25 led to a revised cost of £46.18

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