kc_
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I caught the 1626 Glasgow service at Manchester Piccadilly last night. Got on reasonably ok and bagged a seat because I was near a door when it stopped. Lots waiting at the departure end of P14 got on coach E, the first class one. I was in D which was standing only by the time the train left, despite at least 5 announcements that A was pretty empty at the other end but no one moved. Platform display showed 5 coaches but said first class was in coach C.
Sounds like 1M90 is still going to be packed when 397 operated despite extra capacity. Are the trains actually packed, or does the inter-city layout give that illusion due to passengers bunching up in few carriages? I imagine Saturday was genuinely busy partly due to people catching that service to try out the 397s.