[Audidothat]

As the car is in the garage having an oil leak fixed I took a new Hitachi train to the west country this weekend from Paddington.

Anyone else been on one? They are dreadful.

The ride is shockingly firm, so harsh.
You just sit there and jig about. It made me feel quite seasick!
Any hope I had of working for the 2.5 hour journey was lost, by the time I got to Swindon I was taking short breaths and looking out of the window to try and keep my lunch down. The journey back was just the same, perhaps even worse as I knew what to expect.

On top of that the Wifi failed and there was no hot water for drinks, so somethings haven't changed.

Anyway it did little to get me out of my car in the future.
Although it was £80 return in First Class, so cheaper than the fuel I would have spent LOL.