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The train from central London to Ascot is a hotbed of sharp suits, stunning designer dresses and brow sweat.
It’s 26C (79 Fahrenheit), summer has finally arrived in England, and, for the immaculately dressed people heading for a day at the races in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, that’s perfect timing.
For a start, it gives the above-average ratio of people who have decided to wear sunglasses on the train an excuse to keep them on, despite the carriage being in the shade and, well, inside.
Without meaning to stereotype, there are a lot of people who really, really love themselves on this train. To be blunt, it’s a high tosser ratio. Much higher than usual.
