SW Trains overcrowded, UK railways
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South West Trains overcrowded
I mean anyone would think that South West trains are running a similar service to that in India where people literally hang out the windows and on the roof etc.
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I commute daily to the City of London from Surrey. I use South West Trains to get into Waterloo everyday and I have to say their service is appalling. My gripe isn’t about delayed or cancelled trains, it's about the serious overcrowding.
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| 18-2-2010 | I totally agree with the above report. I have been getting the Basingstoke to London train ( and yes, Basingstoke is a London overspill town so damned right I can live there and work in my countries capital ) Since the snow this year, most of the services have been reduced from 12 through to 8 coac...more | Craig from Basingstoke |
| 04-2-2010 | I email SWT this January in relation to overcrowding caused by a lack of rolling stock. Trains that were normally running as twelve coaches were eight or even four. The guards normally providing various reasons for the lack of rolling stock. I liked the one saying the carriages being out of service...more | Alexis - Why are things like this? |
| 02-2-2010 | If you're so concerned about boarding a crowded train why don't you catch the next one? There's plenty of them but of course you would want everyone else to get off, wouldn't you? I get on these trains and see every other seat unoccupied while people stand because they don't wan...more | considerate commuter |
| 18-11-2009 | What goes on here laura? surely there wouldn't be that much extra running costs for an extra couple of carriges on the end of the train?
But this has been going on for years with the train companies,
About time it was re-nationalised. | Gainsborough lad. |
| 18-11-2009 | Hello.
I totally agree with you! I came across your post just now as I am trying to find out if there are restriction on the trains. I was on a train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth yesterday and I ended up blacking out from being so crammed in! My partner had to carry me of the train at the...more | Laura - Very annoyed! |
| 01-9-2009 | The reason South West Trains services are overcrowded is because people travel too far into work each day. If employers in the City started only employing Londoners in those jobs, we would soon see the present dangerous levels of overcrowding disappear.
Bring this country back to what it used t...more | Terry |
| 12-8-2009 | Safety on trains. Apparently according to health and safety, overloading of trains with standing passengers is OK. Yet if I don't wear a seat belt or use a mobile in the car it's an instant fine, whilst train companies can happily put many more peoples lives at risk with immunity. | Bobo |
| 12-1-2009 | I commute daily to Hounslow from South Croydon, Surrey. I use South West Trains and Southern and their "service" is several steps below any acceptable level of what can be considered appalling.
I also don't have a problem with the occasional (sometimes frequent) delays which are ...more | The Moral Fibre |
| 12-12-2008 | I agree with you with the south west train services.
But, I don't like the fact you are calling India a third world nation, when it in fact is one of the fastest developing countries.
Get some research done before saying something.
Idiot! | boeing |
| 16-9-2008 | I totally agree with the comments about overcrowding on South West Trains. One of the peak trains from Poole to Waterloo is frequently reduced from 10 to 5 carriages. Using this daily for commuting has turned into an extremely unpleasant journey. South West Trains need to act and resolve the prob...more | Annoyed commuter |
| 09-8-2008 | I would be happy to sit on the roof, at least it would be a seat! | Wokingham to Richmond Dilay |
| 30-4-2008 | Studies have shown that you're actually safer in an overcrowded train which crashes - people cushion each other from impact. Add to the fact that you're more likely to be struck by lightning or win the lottery jackpot than being in a train crash.
The overcrowding is horrendous of course,...more | amarsh |
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