re: business class, > Perhaps oddly, this is superior to first class, where seats are arranged in a 2-2 layout; second class carriages have a tighter 2-3 confi

re: business class, > Perhaps oddly, this is superior to first class, where seats are arranged in a 2-2 layout; second class carriages have a tighter 2-3 configuration. I guess the writer of the article does not really ride trains, the terminology is different from airlines. First class just means better than second class (it's usually a bit better), and 2-2 seat configurations are very common. "Business class" in trains is a neologism.