Surprise, delight and disappointment

I missed my train yesterday morning, so got a later train that required a change en route - which i normally avoid. The change took me onto Virgin, and the rest of the journey was a delight - little things - quality and friendliness of service, speed, free, good breakfast, wi-fi. It made my morning.
Coming back, I opted for my normal route using East Midlands trains. By comparison, dowdy, dull, poor service and slow, It's only upside is is goes straight to St Pancras.
with both journeys the same price, it's not enough. My travel plans have just changed, for the medium term at least. It's that quick in the current climate. Forgiveness is a rarely afforded luxury....................