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    “Sono svenuto tre volte sul treno sovraffollato del Nord”


    “Sono svenuto tre volte sul treno sovraffollato del Nord”

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y30710xz7o

    di tylerthe-theatre

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    7 Comments

    1. trmetroidmaniac on

      The overcrowding on my daily commute into Manchester with Northern around 2017-2019 was a nightmare. Every carriage was full with standing passengers right up to the door. Often times I just had to wait half an hour for the next train, because it was physically impossible to board.

      It seems better now, but I also commute more rarely and at different times.

    2. WebDevWarrior on

      We’re in a global economy people, the railway companies want us competing with India.

      Until we have people hanging out the window and on the roof, we’re not productive enough!

    3. SomethingPeach on

      I used to have to travel from Liverpool to Manchester daily and it was probably the worst period of my life. I don’t think any of the trains I got on weren’t either full to the brim, delayed or cancelled. God knows how many delay repay forms I filled in.

    4. Durzo_Blintt on

      I was once stuck on an absolutely rammed train in Manchester after a gig. It was horrendously packed due to three previous trains being cancelled and this was the last one. The toilet was broken and I ended up shitting myself. Suddenly space opened up around me and it was then pleasant. I didn’t really give a fuck about shitting myself because I was so happy I got some space. Turns out people don’t wanna touch the guy who shit himself after a sweaty gig and a dodgy kebab. So there you have it, if you are too squished, just shit yourself and the crowd parts like the sea.

    5. antbaby_machetesquad on

      Last time I was down they’d at least got rid of those horrible Pacers.

      I remember getting those bastards at morning rush hour into town, just two carriages, heating randomly on irrespective of weather, sardine-like by Rainhill and another 5-6 stations to go of trying to cram more people in. I’m not normally claustrophobic but that journey could be hellish.

    6. GovernmentNo2720 on

      I fainted once on a GWR service early in the morning to university which was supposed to go straight from Gloucester to Bristol but because of engineering works that lasted a year, the journey doubled in time and resulted in us having to go from Gloucester to Severn Tunnel Junction and change there. The trains were always overcrowded and the journey was long. I passed out while standing up and I remember everything going black and someone saying ‘the lady’s fainted!’ I thought to myself, how terrible, someone just fainted. Then I realised it was me! Some kind soul let me sit briefly on one of those fold out seats near the door and gave me some water. It was only a few minutes until I got to Bristol and when I got out I called my mum and cried 🤣

    7. tealattegirl13 on

      Cross Country is the worst service for me. It has similar overcrowding problems.

      I only use Cross Country to travel from Coventry to Leamington for shopping trips, so we’re talking a 10 minute journey, but it’s 10 minutes of train hell. Usually they only have 4 or 5 carriages for the service going to Manchester to Bournemouth or vice versa, and it’s crammed with people as it is literally going cross country. There’s also an empty first class carriage that could help alleviate the overcrowded standard class carriages at peak times, especially when people are travelling with large suitcases, but they won’t let people use it when people are packed like sardines. And the trains are something like 24 years old and really need replacing, they are not pleasant at all to travel on.

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