Trains were still packed on Monday morning as commuters failed to listen to the government's coronavirus advice to keep two metres away from each other.
. Train services across the UK have been reduced, as of Monday, after customer demand for rail travel fell by up to 69% on some routes since Boris Johnson issued advice last week to stop all non-essential journeys to help prevent the spread ofThis C2C train was packed at Barking Station, with even more people coming on at Chafford Hundred in Essex. Pic: Daniel GrinczveigLondon Underground, Overground, DLR, TFL Rail and London Trams services are also operating a reduced service from Monday.
The government said key services would still run to ensure people could get to work, travel to medical appointments and goods can be transported.However, many of those commuting on Monday morning said the number of carriages had been reduced and timetables cut, resulting in overcrowding.
Lockdown going well then.... Why not use taxi drivers and shuttle mini buses to get key workers such as NHS staff who don't drive to work close the tubes that's a breeding ground for the virus
This is the virus open market place for people to get sick.
Crazy
This is reckless
If you cut the number of trains, you'll get more people filter into one train. Common sense one would assume. Hmmm.....🤔😷🤒
So the mayor should have put on more trains, not less trains !
Assuming most are not there by choice... Help take the choice away. Finally, gloves, mask and glasses for the rest.
Sadiq ‘gender neutral toilets’ Khan has so much blood on his hands already it’s just a drop in the bucket now
2 trains an hour, is going to lead to busier trains, last week with a regular service, the trains were quiet, and it was possible to practise social distancing, this isn't going to work and will only lead to infecting more people A shut down is now a matter of when, not if
The tone of this headline is all wrong. Employees don't want to travel on underground atm. Too many employers aren't taking this seriously enough. Target fire on them.
Lockdown. Needs to happen. Before this gets out of hand. If it’s not too late all ready.
People are not listening
Key workers would not be put in this position if TFL and the Mayor had not reduced the public transport service too much. More trains allows key workers to 'social distance' effectively.
For Fuck Sake Boris our the country on lockdown and anybody who goes out who should not be going out gets a massive £2000 pounds fine
I'm not sure you can blame the commuters for this one.....
Because the idiot Khan has cut the trains to Sunday service at best. Some lines on 30 minute service. Does he think that key workers all live within walking distance of their job? So out of touch it’s laughable.
Awful. Feel sorry for all those people who have no choice but have to travel like this to work.
Yum, Yum, says the virus. My survival and spread depends on such stupid people.
No one is expecting London to come to a grinding halt, but why don't businesses stagger the hours of business like they do in NY?
Public transport only to be used for key workers. Simple. Personally the argument about getting to work is flawed. Ok, you got to work but soon you’re dead. Get your priorities right you cockney wobble heads. We should just drop a big glass dome over London.
It's the train companies who are failing their customers by cutting services and train length . . .
Trains reduced how do Key workers get to work
Lockdown
Why are there loads of planes from all over the world coming into UK still,the government need to get a grip.
idiots
Insane!
Less trains was a good idea.
Not even masking
This is what happens when the government hasn’t got a clue employers telling employees to go to work 😂
Some of us have to go to work and have zero choice.
Terrible journalism, how is this the fault of the commuters when khan has cut tube services, there should be more not less. People need to work to survive, they can't just stop working without proper guarantees. Zero hours and self employed people, bosses who don't allow homework
UKLockdownNow BorisJohnson 10DowningStreet ... STOP this mindless craziness ... CoronaVirusUK
Going to work with this crowd in this unfavourable situation, I’d better use a mask 😷 to protect myself.