There is a reason I travel mostly with LNER... and mostly it's that knowing I can pull out the laptop and tune out the rest of the world while I'm stuck in a metal tube hurtling down the rails makes me feel better. If I ask for "that seat, there, with the table", that's what I get... also means I can try and get a through reservation on split tickets, which saves playing Musical Chairs just when I've got comfy!