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Londoners have aired their biggest gripes about the Tube, including people not taking their backpacks off, and leaning against the pole in the middle of carriages.

A frustrated commuter called Katie took to Reddit to complain: "People travelling on the tube, please TAKE YOUR BACKPACK OFF!"

She added that it is particularly annoying in rush-hour when carriages are "packed".

One outraged person shared their experience of being nudged by someone else's rucksack, writing: "I was once on a train with a guy who had a backpack on.

"He kept hitting people with it, and was eventually politely asked to take it off. He got offended and refused."

Tube travellers also shared other problems they have with Underground etiquette, with one complaining: "To add to things you shouldn't do during rush hour: leaning fully against a pole so that no one else can use it."

The comment was up-voted 180 times and another person, from Newham, complained that sometimes people "literally use the pole as a bumcheek separator".

Standing in front of the door when you are not getting off the train was also cited as an irritant, and Londoners added that they were tired of waiting at ticket barriers behind people who are having problems with their tickets.

One person wrote: "Someone was unable to get through one of the barriers at Angel Station during rush hour.

"Instead of stepping aside, she blocked the barrier and created a queue as she kept shouting one of the station staff for assistance."

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Another traveller summed up instructions for the Tube to a prospective tourist who will visit later this year: "Backpacks off, don't lean on poles, stand on the right hand side, walk on the left up escalators, don't lean on poles, don't put anything on spare seats, don't stop moving unless you're clearly in a space off to the side nobody will use."

It comes after commuters were pictured politely forming an orderly queue in a display of impeccable British manners at Canary Wharf Underground station.

A delighted Tube commuter posted the image to Reddit under the caption: "British queueing success at Canary Wharf."