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The Sardine Train in SydneyWritten By Allen - May 17th, 2009 
Today’s photo comes from Sydney, Australia. Here we see a very crowded rush-hour train – interestingly people are holding on to the ceiling of the train car. It’s rare to see that here in the states – maybe less deodorant is used here. I think at least another dozen people could easily fit – that mean on the left is taking a lot of extra space.
Here’s what it looks like from the inside:
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Interesting.
First of all, those pics definitely Melbourne, not Sydney.
It looks like touching the ceiling is an adaptation to not having anything else to grab onto. Most buses and many trains have a continuous rail at grabbing height. The single-deck Melbourne trains don’t. They have only those vertical yellow bars, which people are using if they can reach them.
I think we’ve all been taught that we can catch bad flu bugs on public transit, which leads us to futile gestures like trying to hold on with less of our skin in contact with the surface … as if that will save us.
Cheers, Jarrett
The Flickr poster appears to have swiped the second photo, which was taken by me and originally posted here. It was taken on a weekend, on the day during the popular Spring (horse) Racing Carnival (hence the lady in the hat, which is the fashion).
In the first photo, the man in the doorway who appears to be taking a lot of space is leaning against a wheelchair ramp which is enclosed in a blue case in the doorway. The ramps are deployed by the train driver when needed.