A discerning traveler discovered that first-class train tickets offer the unparalleled joy of looking down upon the 'hoi polloi,' complete with complimentary water, porridge, and a Daily Telegraph. Arriving late but feeling pre-eminent, they generously raised a glass of Rioja to the plebeians stuck in cattle class.

TRAVELLING first-class by train offers the priceless experience of being far better than one’s fellow man, a passenger has discovered. <p><strong>TRAVELLING first-class by train offers the priceless experience of being far better than one’s fellow man, a passenger has discovered. </strong></p> <p>Jack Browne paid the extra for a first-class journey from London to Carlisle and is still coasting on the feeling of looking down on the hoi palloi from a position of pampered, exclusive comfort.</p> <p...