The railways in Britain were operated in the 1970s by British Rail,with two main unions ASLEF (drivers) and NUR (railworkers.ASLEF called for strike action but not all drivers were affiliated and trains were still able to run allbeit a skeleton service.The City of London draws most of its workers from the commuter belts serviced by the railways,it being a old city the road infrastructre making it almost impossible to commute by car.This meant that trains that normally carried 800 to 1000 passengers were squeezing up to 2000 people into a space not designed for them. It was 1 o clock and...
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