Martin Lewis slams East Midlands Railway over standing room only train ‘with one working toilet’
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Martin Lewis has hit out at East Midlands Railway, after he says he was stuck on a standing-room-only service between London and Sheffield with one working toilet. Every seat taken, every standing space taken, scores sitting in mid train corridors so I guess 500 people on it and ONLY ONE WORKING TOILET at one end, so people must crawl over each 100s to reach it. One of the reasons for this tweet.” He later added: “PS it seems I may owe an apology to the 19th century - many saying trains then were efficient, on time, and luxury.” The EMR service from London St Pancras to Sheffield takes two hours and 15 minutes, with a standard return journey during commuting hours costing around £170. An East Midlands Railway spokesperson said: “Vital infrastructure upgrades are taking place on the East Coast Mainline and affecting LNER services until Wednesday.
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