A rail nightmare: what it’s like on England’s busiest commuter-only train | Rail transport
The 5.46pm train from London Euston to Crewe is the low level of Nikhil Patel’s week. “I’ve never gotten a seat. I always stand up even when I get here early,” says the 22-year-old, struggling to maintain his steadiness whereas the gangway beneath sways back and forth. Painfully for Patel, who’s commuting forwards and backwards…