This is the moment commuters jumped the barriers to try and catch a train - as strikes hit Britain.<br /><br />Footage shows people leaping over the turnstiles at Chelmsford station in Essex this morning (4/10).<br /><br />An onlooker said there was confusion over whether commuters would be allowed to board an arriving train as it was already full.<br /><br />One man then jumped the barrier, they said - prompting others to follow suit.<br /><br />Thousands of trains have been cancelled today due to ongoing disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions<br /><br />The eyewitness said the "madness" unfolded as the 8:43am train to London Liverpool Street pulled in.<br /><br />They said: “We could all hear the train stopping at the station, and then one guy, he jumped the barrier.<br /><br />"Suddenly everyone started hurling themselves over the gates and running to the train.<br /><br />“We were angry and confused - we didn’t know if [the trains] were cancelled all day or if it was just this one morning train.<br /><br />"It all happened so fast - I started recording it for my boss. I was in no rush as it couldn’t be helped, but it was madness.<br /><br />"People were shouting. They were getting their bags and selves caught in the gates while jumping too.<br /> <br />“I am guessing the people who jumped the barriers managed to board the train, because none of us who waited saw them come back down.<br /><br />"And when I headed up to the platform, they were gone.”<br /><br />The commuters who waited for the gates to open for the next train were able to scan through the gates as normal, the onlooker added.<br /><br />Greater Anglia, which manages Chelmsford station, was approached for comment.<br /><br />ENDSSWTPbarrier - by Lula White<br /><br />This is the moment commuters jumped the barriers to try and catch a train - as strikes hit Britain.<br /><br />Footage shows people leaping over the turnstiles at Chelmsford station in Essex this morning (4/10).<br /><br />An onlooker said there was confusion over whether commuters would be allowed to board an arriving train as it was already full.<br /><br />One man then jumped the barrier, they said - prompting others to follow suit.<br /><br />Thousands of trains have been cancelled today due to ongoing disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions<br /><br />The eyewitness said the "madness" unfolded as the 8:43am train to London Liverpool Street pulled in.<br /><br />They said: “We could all hear the train stopping at the station, and then one guy, he jumped the barrier.<br /><br />"Suddenly everyone started hurling themselves over the gates and running to the train.<br /><br />“We were angry and confused - we didn’t know if [the trains] were cancelled all day or if it was just this one morning train.<br /><br />"It all happened so fast - I started recording it for my boss. I was in no rush as it couldn’t be helped, but it was madness.<br /><br />"People were shouting. They were getting their bags and selves caught in the gates while jumping too.<br /> <br />“I am guessing the people who jumped the barriers managed to board the train, because none of us who waited saw them come back down.<br /><br />"And when I headed up to the platform, they were gone.”<br /><br />The commuters who waited for the gates to open for the next train were able to scan through the gates as normal, the onlooker added.<br /><br />Greater Anglia, which manages Chelmsford station, was approached for comment.
