Disruption on a massive scale

If you thought .uk TOCs can't cope with the number of passengers who want to
travel by rail, especially if the weather causes disruption, see what
happens in China when heavy snow coincides with the New year holiday:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7214937.stm

"It is estimated that 500,000 people are stranded in the southern city of
Guangzhou as they wait for train services to resume. Paul Surtees was among
the crowds on Monday.

The railway stations in Guangzhou are a scene of horror, with countless
thousands of desperate and freezing people besieging them.

Crowds wait in the rain outside Guangzhou rail station
Conditions are freezing cold in Guangzhou as people wait for trains
Guangzhou is a place of vast numbers of migrant workers. They saved up for
the whole year to afford a third-class ticket to their home province for the
holiday and they can't get anywhere near the station."

Peter


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