extendedpaul
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I did exactly that when I first qualified for senior railcard. Trips from London to Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cardiff became a bit special.Now I have a senior railcard I will book first class wherever possible for long journeys as there can be sone very attractive advance fares when my "old fart's discount" is applied. More legroom, slightly wider seats and less crowded. Sometimes the difference in fare is minimal. One one trip from Stevenage to Darlington the discounted advance 1st fare was just £2 more than standard.
The gap between standard and first class fares on most routes I use has widened since then, but I recently booked first class Leicester to London which cost a pound less than standard class on the same train.
I'm unconvinced that people do have any sort of general downer on first class travellers anyway. Where's the evidence ? For most it's either paid for by employers or tax-deductible.