From today’s Metro newspaper:

“Commuters force way into station

Commuters were forced to break into a rail station yesterday after staff forgot to open up. Workers heading to Birmingham climbed over a wall and a fence to get to the platform at Lichfield City station. A passenger eventually called National Rail Enquiries and they sent an employee to open the gates. A Central Trains spokesman said: ‘Nobody opened up and as a result people would have been late getting to work and we apologise for that.'”

I know Lichfield isn’t quite Birmingham, but it’s one of the main commuter train routes into Birmingham, and it’s a story about everyone’s favourite train company ;)

I would like to apologise for not updating here for ages. I have handed in my dissertation now, so I have no more distractions, and shall be delighting you lovely readers with very interesting stories. Lucky you!