Delays, ruined plans - and having to stand for hours at a time - are Brits’ top ‘rail fails’ according to research.<br /><br />A poll of 2,000 adults discovered the top 15 train peeves include rail replacement bus services, loud music or videos being played and unclear announcements over the tannoy.<br /><br />Similarly, seats being taken up with luggage or being used as a footrest are familiar annoyances.<br /><br />While the top three most irritating rail peeves are costly tickets (35 per cent), delays (34 per cent) and overcrowding (24 per cent).<br /><br />In a comedy skit, Comedian Joe Thomas has teamed up with temporary car insurance provider Tempcover to deliver a humorous take on the UK’s rail services ahead of the Easter weekend travel.<br /><br />The light-hearted video brings to life some of the shared irks of travellers, including having to take the replacement bus and risking “having to pay 5 times the price of a ticket from Paris to Berlin.”
