Im surprized you don't have many people posting on this route. There is plenty of us. Its not too bad, you can usually get a seat, the trains could do with a bit of a clean and I think the train guards should get of their bums and check tickets more often. Im lucky if my ticket is checked twice a week on the trains. As it is becuase I get on at reading and off at Basingstoke I have to go through barriers anyway, However Im sure if i wanted to avoid this it could be done and thus people could be travelling free of charge.
Its quite nice, our little commuter community, the same people get on, sit in the same carraige, and we mostley nod or smile at each other. We wonder about someone who does not turn up and we get used to each others quirky ways. for instance there is one lady who gets on and always opens the window where she is sitting. Another gentleman gets on at Mortimer and gets quite unsettled if some one is sat in his prefered seat.
Over the time, you get to know who the readers are, who does Suduko and who just drinks coffee staring out of the window.
My husband thinks it quite sad me contributing to this, but I spend over 4 hours a day commuting to and from work, thats equivalent to half a office day, yet I do not know the names of the people I sit next too, how sad is that! I think as commuters we should have a get to know each other day, where we all take the time to say hello, whats your name, where do you work? What do others think of this?
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