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Londoners have reacted with fury after a man chose to rest his bike across two seats on a busy train – while others were forced to stand.

The “selfish” cyclist was photographed on Thursday by fellow passenger Becky Curtin, who shared the image on Facebook with the message: “Don't mind me, I'll stand.”

The puzzle compiler, 35, said the man was taking up three chairs in total on the busy train – with the bike’s muddy wheels resting across two of them – while she, her husband and several other passengers were unable to sit down.

She was on her way home from the theatre when she got on the South West Trains service at Vauxhall at about 10.45pm.

Mrs Curtin, who was heading for Ashtead, said: “The train was busy, there were people who needed seats. I just thought it was pretty rude.

“He was fast asleep as well. My mum ended up sitting on the one seat of the four he wasn’t using, but me and my husband had to stand.

“The bike was covered in mud as well. I just thought it was very selfish.”

The image has attracted scores of responses from outraged Londoners who were appalled by the behaviour.

Jay Cunningham-Pearce wrote: “Please tell me someone said something to him. I can't go to bed knowing he’s still out there thinking this is normal or acceptable.”

“This has angered me greatly,” said another user, Matt Devine, while Ant Ludlow said: “That’s the kind of thing that would have made me have a 'Falling Down' moment.”