Via Fark, the BBC reports:
The BBC also reports that this stellar level of train service is now costing commuters even more, with rail fares on the rise across the country.
A campaign to cut over-crowding has been launched by frustrated rail commuters in the west of England.The Fark comments thread on this story is chock full of train-hatin' from commuters who are mad as hell and aren't going to take it any more.
...Simon Carpenter, Frome resident and campaign co-ordinator, said: "The overcrowding of trains is scandalous.
"It is becoming increasingly common place for passengers to be left standing at stations because trains are already at bursting point."
The BBC also reports that this stellar level of train service is now costing commuters even more, with rail fares on the rise across the country.
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