Thanks all for your welcome and helpful advice. I guess I will suck it and see to begin with. (And today the idea of cycling to the station is a little less attractive...!)

Hello everyone,

I am soon to move to Woodley and commute into London from Twyford station. From the timetable I can see that in the peaks there are some fast or semi-fast trains calling at Twyford in the morning and evening, as well as the standard slow trains every half an hour.

What's the crowding level on those fast trains? Do most commuters make a bee-line for them? Is there a chance of getting a seat on them? And if I were to use a Brompton (rather than parking my bike at Twyford) would I cause consternation from fellow passengers?

Thanks in advance for any advice.