Written question asked by Bob Spink (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 September 2004. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 13 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent research he has conducted on the number of passengers on the C2C LTS route who do not get a seat; and if he will make a statement; what representations he has had on the recent Rail Passenger's Committee Eastern England research findings on the number of passengers who do not get a seat on the C2C LTS route.

Answer: Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent research he has conducted on the number of passengers on the C2C LTS route who do not get a seat; and if he will make a statement; [188435] (2) what representations he has had on the recent Rail Passenger's Committee Eastern England research findings on the number of passengers who do not get a seat on the C2C LTS route. [188437] Mr. McNulty: The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) collects annual Passengers in Excess of Capacity (PiXC) census data every utumn for all London Commuter Train Operating Companies. Last year's figures for c2c indicate an overall PiXC figure of 1 per cent. (morning plus evening combined) against the threshold of 4.5 per cent.. This was the lowest of the 10 London Commuter TOCs, for which the total was 2.7 per cent. I have received no representations on the Rail Passenger's Committee Eastern England research.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c1382W;424 c1390W; 188435;188437
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Railways Passengers Overcrowding Research Seating c2c (2000-25) London, Tilbury and Southend line Rail Passengers Committee Eastern England
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