I've been traveling on the 07.20 for nearly 2 years now and until today I'd never heard the guard ask passengers not to walk down to 1st class to exit the train. I knew people did this but I couldn't understand why they were being asked not to today.

The guard said it was becasue they needed a quick turn around and as the train wasn't due in until 08.15 they only had 20 mins to get everything ready. The thing is he said this as we passed the old Highbury stadium at 08.03, which told me he knew that we would arrive into KX shortly after 5 past giving them just under half an hour to get the train ready for it's return up north at 08.35. Which is exactly what happened.

I haven't seen this fella before so I don't think he was familiar with the morning routine and was just being a bit over precautious. I just hope he's not on duty when I go home because he obviously has a bit a of a problem with body odour too. It wasn't too bad this morning but I suspect he'll stink to high heaven by the end of his shift. If anybody from GNER reads this, please note - Staff with a Billy Ocean issue don't make a great advert for traveling with you.