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Woman praised for refusing to give up seat to elderly passenger on train

Woman praised for refusing to give up seat to elderly passenger on train

‘Her lack of planning is not your problem.’ A woman who refused to give up her seat on a train to an elderly passenger is being praised online for sticking to her guns. The cost of trains these days is beyond comprehension. You could pay anywhere between £80 and £200 for a return ticket from […]

2 years ago

Revealed: The top 40 commuter bugbears

Revealed: The top 40 commuter bugbears

Man-spreading and smelly food eaters are both on the list  Commuters have revealed their biggest public transport bugbears, including ‘man-spreaders’, feet on the seats, and smelly food eaters. A poll of 1,000 adults who use buses, trains, trams, the tube, or boats to get to their place of employment found 50 per cent consider their […]

3 years ago

You can get a free gin and tonic if your journey home is delayed tonight

You can get a free gin and tonic if your journey home is delayed tonight

Perfect for after work on a Friday. Know anybody who needs to know about this? You look up at the departures board. Your train is going to be an hour late. What do you do? The answer, of course, is to get the drinks in. Obviously. Handily, Gordon’s gin are stepping in to save delayed […]

8 years ago