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By Daily Mail Reporter - 12th November 2009 British rail passengers are renowned for their indifference towards fellow commuters. Even eye-contact is off-limits for many who would rather bury their heads in newspapers or stare at the ground than acknowledge another traveller.
So the sight of more than a hundred passengers embracing made for quite an astonishing sight as they set a new world record for hugging today.
In all, 112 people, many of them total strangers, set aside their usual stubborn reserve towards fellow passengers at St Pancras station in central London as they embraced for 60 seconds.
Smiles appeared on the faces of the suit-wearing participants who appeared to enjoy the physical contact in groups and pairs on the platform...MORE...
