Transport woes

Yesterday I travelled by train from Kent to London Waterloo during the mid morning. The school children were on holiday and our four coach train was full to the brim. South Eastern trains had decided not to increase the capacity on the line even though there were as many passengers as their would be in the rush hour. Perhaps, I am maligning South East trains when I say that they had decided not to increase capacity whilst the children are on holiday. Probably, they had not thought to do this and probably they do not care.

At London Waterloo I caught an underground train to the West End; this train was also full to the brim as there had been a problem on the line. Not only was it full to the brim but it was also uncomfortably hot even though the outside temperature was only 14 degrees celcius. What will happen when the Olympic Games are running? All the school children will be on holiday and there will be hundreds of thousands of extra tourists taking to the railways and other forms of public transport. The system will not be able to cope and I have visions of tourists fainting on the overcrowded and hot underground trains. The Public transport system in London is no longer fit for purpose. I shall be avoiding any travel to London whilst the Olympics take place.

Another problem that I noticed on my journey was the failure of any young person to make way for someone who was elderly, infirm or pregnant. It was and is everyman and woman for themselves. No-one could care less as they stare into their "smartphones"  whilst oblivious to their fellow passengers around them.This lack of politeness and humanity is not limited to British people. My tube train was filled with people from all over Europe so anyone who is old, infirm or pregnant should be quite used to the fact that no-one is going to give up their seat for the less able when they pay a visit to London: Olympics or not.