Congestion on the rails
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Four mornings out of five each week, it is impossible to get on at least one train from Chelmsford to London. It’ll be so full you just have to let it go and catch the next one.
Now, though, the rail companies want to introduce Congestion Charging for using the busiest trains. As the Times reports,
The association [of train operating companies] said that the pricing system would be needed to cope with the introduction of road tolls, which could overwhelm trains by encouraging thousands of car drivers to switch to rail.
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