The joys of rail travel in the north. The 10.29 Northern service to Manchester at Poynton on Saturday 19th November. The previous week there was only a three coach train and nobody was able to board here as it was already rammed to overflowing. This time there were six coaches but the rear one was locked out of service due to the platform at Cheadle Hulme being too short to accommodate it. Selective door opening seems to be a mystery to the geniuses runing our railways. The train was so full that I doubt anyone was able to board at Bramhall or Cheadle Hulme. If this was in the sough-east there would be questions asked in the House of Commons, but oop north we are treated as cattle and expected to be grateful to have any trains at all.