South Western Railway driver describes effects of passenger abuse

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Ben Waterhouse says he experiences 'moments where you just don't want to go to work'.

Ben Waterhouse, who works for South Western Railway , said behaviour had worsened since the Covid pandemic.

His comments came as SWR launched a campaign aimed at stopping verbal abuse directed at its employees. Mr Waterhouse, from London, said: "Most of the time is fine, but you do occasionally get passengers saying things that are directed to you that hurt more than perhaps they should. Mr Waterhouse, who was part of the group that designed the campaign said: "I think it will help people think a little bit more about what am I actually saying? Why am I saying this? There's no reason for me to be saying this, so why am I saying it?

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