Moment explosive row erupts on train over ‘reserved’ seat as passenger calls couple ‘trailer trash’
THIS is the moment an explosive row erupts over a reserved seat on a busy commuter train. Footage shows a furious woman unleashing a string of profanities at a couple after they told her a seat she wanted to sit in was reserved. A shocked witness told The Sun Online the argument first started when […]
THIS is the moment an explosive row erupts over a reserved seat on a busy commuter train.
Footage shows a furious woman unleashing a string of profanities at a couple after they told her a seat she wanted to sit in was reserved.
A shocked witness told The Sun Online the argument first started when three people were sitting in a four-seater on the train.
The woman then tried to sit down on the fourth seat but was told it was reserved – quickly becoming abusive.
He claimed: “She wanted to put her stuff on the seat down and a man said sorry, the seat is reserved.
“He got up and shoved her away because she started getting violent.
“In the end, he was forced off the train.”
The explosive argument unfolded in front of shocked commuters on the Cross Country 5.52pm service from Birmingham New Street to Leicester on Friday.
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In the footage, the furious woman in a black cap, can be heard yelling “c***”, with the other passenger yelling back: “Do not f***ing use that c word at me”.
She adds: “I will not let somebody use the c word at me”, with the other woman screaming: “You’re the victim now, aren’t you”.
The woman in the black cap then can be heard saying: “I’ll put my foot in your mouth” and calling the other woman a “dirty b****” and “trailer trash”.
She later can be heard telling a rail officer: “I come here, I sat down, my suitcase is there, I’m putting it over and she’s telling me – I’m with two people who are sitting there.
“I said are you asking me or telling me.”
She later added: “Then this t**t wants to sit here and tells me it’s her right, it’s her table, it’s her country”.
‘ABSOLUTE RAMPAGE’
But a witness told The Sun Online the woman had told the furious commuter “I won’t be spoken to like this in this country” when she was called a c***.
The witness said: “I was shocked, absolutely shocked, just to see the extent this lady was going to.
“It was just disappointing really, they hadn’t done anything really, just sitting there and she went on an absolute rampage.”
He added: “There were kids in the carriage, you can’t act like that, it’s ridiculous.”
Police and rail authorities were finally called to the train – which was delayed by about 15 minutes due to the explosive scenes.
The couple were eventually taken off the train to speak with authorities while the woman continued on the journey before getting off at Leicester.
He said: “The woman was shaking afterwards, crying constantly saying ‘what have I done wrong’.
“Everyone was reassuring her that she hadn’t done anything.
“Yet they were the ones removed.”
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A spokesperson for CrossCountry said: “We expect all our customers to be courteous to others when travelling, and work closely with the BTP to ensure the safety and security of everyone on board.”
British Transport Police have been contacted for comment.
