Sorry, but this real overcrowding (from FH station, at least) is something that's only got bad in the last month or so. I've lived in FH for two years now, and the 8.53, for example, has always been extremely reliable - I even got a seat on average about 75% of the time. In the last month or so, however, trains around that time have suddenly become late or cancelled, thereby doubling the number of passengers on the next train along. And I'm really not sure what's happened to bring about such a rapid deterioration in service.