On the 21:07 train to Peterborough from platform two with my (rowdy) train buddies........
Why so late? Nothing to do with late night at the office
We were on our 'Outer London Society' Xmas meal at a nearby bar. There were ten of us. We drank, we ate, we drank some more and presto........reasons to be cheerful one, two, three!
We've occupied the first carriage and I'm sat with the 'quiet' group.
Picture this....... My side, the posh side....... table with a newspaper and a bag on top and us chatting quietly amongst ourselves. The rowdy side........... table with a couple of beer cans and a bottle of red wine drank out of several 'liberated' glasses. The carriage becomes merry as it departs from King's Cross and becomes  infectious with other commuters joining in........... well it is the festive season after all!!!