Yep, you read that right. An anonymous city worker, who spends over £6000 a year on a rail season ticket, is forced to sit in a tiny cleaning cupboard due to overcrowding. Mops and all. The commuter has been travelling to London’s Liverpool Street station from Ipswich five days a week for more than 17 years but claims he finds it impossible to find a seat on his way home. Every. Single. Night. Instead, he heads straight for the staff compartment, setting up camp just inches away from a couple of wet mops and a bucket. Talk about travelling in style.
Ipswich MP Ben Gummer, who has been attempting to improve rail services, said: “This picture shows exactly why we need to see hundreds of millions of pounds invested in new rolling stock and new track.It is not right that people who pay a large amount for season tickets should feel the need to sit somewhere like this.”
We wonder where else people perch….keep your eyes peeled!
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