Everyone found a seat as the four-carriage train trundled out of Preston on Friday morning. As for Wiganers, Transpennine said they were able to catch a Northern Rail train instead. In the last nine months, he said, delayed trains had made him late for work on all but 30 occasions. Northern Rail strikes have made the situation worse on Saturdays, as desperate passengers rush for the last train at 5pm. One commuter who did not wish to be named said she had recently witnessed people “literally trying to hang on to the train while the doors were shutting” on a busy late train from Piccadilly.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2019 15:39 UTC