A rail campaigner has slammed the introduction of first class travel between Barrow and Manchester as a “rip off” as a new fleet of trains pull into Furness for the first time (link below.)
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TransPennine Express will launch its state-of-the-art fleet of Desiro 185s on to the Furness line from tomorrow , fully furnished with 15 first class seats.

The company spent £250m building the engines to replace the current 175s.

Furness Line Action Group leader , Allan Ball , welcomes the new trains but says the introduction of first class travel will mean the segregation of travellers and a loss of seats for standard class.