No wonder we drive everywhere

LAST weekend I did something unusual; I travelled by train.

Now as I caught the train early, the first part of the journey was very pleasant. I had a seat to myself and plenty of space to spread out and read the papers. 'I wonder why everybody complains about train journeys,' I thought.

Then we stopped at a station and approximately 1,000 people tried to cram onto the train. It wasn't pleasant. For the next hour, I was crushed up against a gentleman who obviously hadn't showered recently while my knees were crushed against the seat in front.

By the time I got off, I remembered why I don't travel by train more often; it's just not nice. If the government is serious about cutting car use, something has to be done.