Date: 28/11/2018

'They're having a laugh,' said a woman on the freezing platform at Waverley Station, looking around in dismay. Over the tannoy it had been announced that the approaching train for Tweedbank had two carriages. It was rush hour, the previous train had been cancelled and, as a crowd of 100 and more surged towards the doors, we were less at risk of turning into a tin of sardines than becoming mashed potatoes.

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THEYRE having a laugh, said a woman on the freezing platform at Waverley Station, looking around in dismay. Over the tannoy it had been