Another couple of bad journeys yesterday. A delay in the morning getting my train into London late and then, in the evening, equipment problems, which meant the next Chelmsford train leaving Liverpool Street wouldn’t be for 25 minutes.
That would have been packed, so I took a Southend train, intending to ride as far as Shenfield and then change. Not so. It was full when we left Liverpool Street, and when we got to Stratford we picked up all the people who would have got on there not only to that train but also to the cancelled Chelmsford trains.
It was packed to the gunnels, so I even lost the space where I was sitting on the floor.
So I got off, and got an all-stations to Shenfield, then had to change and get on a Chelmsford train which, when it arrived, was only four coaches long. So, back to standing.
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