rail rage

British

noun

a sense of extreme frustration experienced by rail users when subjected to delays, cancellations, etc, sometimes resulting in aggressive behaviour towards railway employees

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When delays started becoming the norm, it experimented with pumping calming scents through the air conditioning to reduce the risk of rail rage.

From The Guardian

The judge told Mr Rapisca, of Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, it was a case of "rail rage".

From BBC

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