>>1612358>Overcrowded? No.t. has never taken the train in bongland.
Crosscountry in particular are often overcrowded to the point of actually being dangerous. Even in the "off peak" times.
This is compounded by them being a long distance operator but still having commuters who get on for like one stop because they won't wait 3 minutes for the stopper. And also because for some routes there genuinely isn't a commuter TOC people could get (for example Burton to Derby)