In times of increased traffic congestion and higher fuel prices many people are returning to public transport. For those contemplating the brave leap to regular train travel consider the following types of people for whom train travel is their natural habitat.

The stink monster - both pleasant and fowl are the aromas that can eminent from this person. Typically it will be the insert man/woman with the ample supply of deodorant/after shave/perfume who seems to have bathed in it. Where as the opposing side is those who have not been near it in this century.

The sniffler - in confined places there is little which is worse, please people use a tissue.

The drooler - generally the same person as the space invader and like a little baby they are gently rocked to sleep ending up resting on your shoulder while a dribble suspends itself from their bottom lip threatening to fall onto your shoulder.

The boom box - iPods were invented for personal use and consumption of music however these are the people who find the need to play them loud enough that everyone in the carriage can hear the distortions through the head phones.

The mega phone -the person who feels the need to speak so loudly about their relationships and other personal issue that everyone on the train feels like they know them intimately.

The potty mouth - generally the domain of the young monkey this is the person whose every second word rhymes with truck or brunt.

The groper - the person who enjoys the confined spaces of a crowded carriage taking every opportunity to "accidentally" bump, brush past fellow passengers generally of the opposite sex.

So when considering whether or not to take public transport consider whose domain you may be entering.