A COMMUTER has hit out at a rail firm after having to stand every day during the morning rush-hour for more than three years.

Edwina Noone, of Lawford Place, commutes from Manningtree to London Liverpool Street during the week.

She claimed in the past three-and-a-half years she had never been able to get a seat in the morning.

In September, Department of Transport statistics showed 13 per cent of passengers on Greater Anglia routes into London last year had to stand during the morning, while seven per cent had to stand during the evening rush-hour.

Ms Noone said: “In three-and-a-half years I have never once got a seat on the 7.18am or the 7.43am train from Manningtree to London Liverpool Street.

“They are both completely full when they arrive. So you stand the entire journey for £130 a week. It is outrageous.”

An Abellio Greater Anglia spokesman said: “We are beginning a programme to provide more capacity for our customers, with 1,600 extra standard seats, on weekdays on our intercity services which serve Manningtree."