First class allocation on trains could be reduced to ease overcrowding

Proposal mooted in consultation for British services on west coast mainline, ahead of bids for new franchiseThe amount of space set aside on train carriages for first class travel could be reduced as a way of tackling overcrowding, a government document has suggested.The idea is floated in a consultation document asking the public for their views on how rail services can be improved on the west coast mainline which runs between London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ho