Memorandum by South East Lincolnshire
Travellers' Association (OPT 08)
OVERCROWDING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
It was suggested to me by the Head of Transport
Services, Lincolnshire County Council, that I as secretary of
the South East Lincolnshire Travellers' Association (SELTA) should
pass on to you information that SELTA has gathered about summer
overcrowding on the Skegness-Nottingham railway line. As part
of our campaign to improve the quality of the rail service to
Skegness, SELTA makes counts of the number of passengers alighting
from and boarding trains at Skegness station. Counts have been
made every Saturday thoughout the duration of the summer timetable.
This year all trains except the first have been monitored on Saturdays.
We have also managed to do passenger counts on some Monday-Friday
trains on a more random basis.
Enclosed are two sheets (arrivals and departures)
showing numbers of passengers on Saturday trains with the overcrowded
trains marked *. Also a separate sheet gives a list of observed
overcrowded trains on Mondays-Fridays during the school holiday
(summer) period.
Overcrowding on the railway to Skegness has
been occuring for many years and last season was typical. We do
have figures for a number of years past. The problem occurs to
a lesser extent in the shoulder season too, especially on Butlins
"change-over" days.
Central Trains has tried to address the problem
but has not yet succeeded. However there is hope that next year
funding will be found for Central Trains to hire extra stock to
relieve the situation.
Michael R Berry
Hon Secretary SELTA
OBSERVED OVERCROWDED (MONDAY TO FRIDAY) TRAINS
TO/FROM SKEGNESS
Summer timetable 2002
| Date/Train | 09.49 arr
| 10.53 arr | 11.57 arr
| 13.16 arr | 16.07 dep
| 17.47 dep | 18.57 dep
|
June
3 Monday | 181 (3)
| | 219 (3) T
| 192 (2) |
| | 165 (2)
|
| 14 Friday |
|
|
| | 159 (2)
| |
|
July
26 Friday |
| 350 (4) |
| |
| |
|
| 29 Monday |
| 495 (6) | 252 (2)
| |
| 368 (4) |
|
| 30 Tuesday |
| | 158 (2) T
| |
| |
|
August
7 Wednesday |
| 457 (4) | 181 (2)
| |
| |
|
| 12 Monday |
| |
| | 168 (2)
| |
|
| 13 Tuesday |
| 455 (4) | 194 (2)
| | 148 (2) T
| 288 (3)
+45 on relief bus
| |
| 14 Wednesday | 220 (2)
| 558 (6) |
| | 184 (2) T
| | 320 (4) t*
|
| 15 Thursday |
| | 224 (2) T
| | 168 (2)
| |
|
| 16 Friday |
| |
| | 186 (2) T
| 324 (4) |
|
| 20 Tuesday |
| 437 (4) |
| |
| |
|
| 26 Monday |
| |
| 162 (2) |
| 350 (4)
+50 on relief bus.
| |
| 27 Tuesday |
| |
| | 134 (2) T
| |
|
| 28 Wednesday |
| 324 (4) | 194 (2)
| | 218 (2) T
| 220 (2) T |
|
| 29 Thursday |
| 372 (4) | 153 (2) T
| |
| 221 (2)
+46 on relief bus.
| |
September
3 Tuesday |
| |
| | 219 (2)
| |
|
| 4 Wednesday |
| |
| | 236 (2) T
| |
|
| 5 Thursday |
| |
| | 170 (2) T
| |
|
| Next Train (1920 dep) had 240 (2) + a relief bus
|
| T | Turbostar train—65 seats per coach
|
| t | Partly Turbostar |
Note: Overcrowding based on 75 seats per coach (except
Turbostars) and is defined as number of passengers exceeding number
of seats.
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