LETTER: Rail passengers are taken for mugs
Having completed around 1,500 miles of rail travel in the UK, France and Spain, the worst journey of all was from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury on Friday, October 6.
The 15:10 was just a two coach train heading out of International in the middle of a Friday afternoon, packed full with many passengers standing and without any noticeable ventilation.
In France and Spain this simply could not happen as each and every passenger has a reserved seat.
Our local train company appears to be taking the income from overcrowded trains running between Shrewsbury and the West Midlands conurbation to subsidise services that run within Wales and across the border. Shropshire passengers are being taken for mugs whilst the powers that be sit on their hands.
Graham Tate, Shrewsbury
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