At least in Britain, a first class train ticket is generally considered fairly luxurious for longer trips -- mostly used by people travelling for business. Tak

At least in Britain, a first class train ticket is generally considered fairly luxurious for longer trips -- mostly used by people travelling for business. Take a taxi to the station, the train to the required city, and another taxi to the destination. Manchester to London tomorrow morning is £184 in standard class, £255 in first class. People/businesses who can afford that are choosing it because it's better than driving. (Both tickets are significantly cheaper if booked in advance.) I any case, there's voice service over almost the entire country. It's the fast data coverage that can be a little patchy on some more remote bits of railway lines.