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TFL and Tube "overcrowding".

Having reduced the Tube service now TFL are complaining about overcrowding due to people travelling to work!  So why not retain the normal service, or heaven forbid, increase the service, during the rush hours? That would reduce congestion surely?  DOH !!!

Derek Hill ● 2418d16 Comments

Meanwhile the E3 pootles past my house every few minutes with an average of one passenger per bus.

Susan Kelly ● 2418d

'So why not retain the normal service, or heaven forbid, increase the service, during the rush hours?'Because of the number of tube staff who are symptomatic or are required to care for relatives in isolation and therefore not able to work.

Dan Evans ● 2418d

Only key workers should be travelling to work.

David Turner ● 2418d

This.  There are a lot of TFL staff self isolating. When they were still trying to run a normal service last week, at one point I think there were 19 trains cancelled on one line because they had no drivers to run them.  I know of two or three other lines that had double figure numbers of cancelled trains at the same time.Demand should be much reduced tomorrow.  McDonalds, Subway, Costa, Waterstones, Nandos, and probably others I don't know about, have all announced that they will be closed after this evening.  Their staff in Central London generally won't be able to afford to live in Central London, so will be on public transport.  They won't need to use it tomorrow.  There should be tens of thousands less on the Tube tomorrow.

Al Webber ● 2417d

It’s a bit like the earlier advice, ‘don’t go to the pub’. But pubs couldn’t afford to shut without the government instruction. People working in non-food shops probably can’t afford just to stay at home, so are on buses and tubes.

Vivienne Cox ● 2417d

More people should STAY AT HOME!

Steve Taylor ● 2417d

Al, whilst I get your point, it is rather unfortunate. You are making assumptions that just may not be correct at all.

Carl Wynne ● 2417d

I know for a fact that there were very large numbers of cancelled trains because of lack of drivers last week.  That is not an assumption.As for all the businesses closing down, that will will have an effect.

Al Webber ● 2417d

Don't be silly they would need to engage their brains as always their still only thinking of profit.

Julie Greenham ● 2417d

Just seen in the Guardian:London, Birmingham and Manchester all registered huge drops in public transport use, down to 23%, 25% and 26% of normal patterns respectively. British cities, however, sit firmly in the bottom quarter of the index. Thirteen areas have fallen to single-digit percentages, including Milan, Barcelona, New York City and thewhole of the Netherlands.The company’s statistics for London mirror those being studied in government, which the Guardian understands show tube travel down 81% compared to a normal day and bus travel down 69%.That was based on Friday's figures.  So Tube travel was 81% down on Friday compared with normal.  Schools were still open on Friday, so it will be lower still today, without children using the Tube to get to school.

Al Webber ● 2417d

Al.If numbers are reduced by as much as you claim why are TFL complaining? Planning ahead and TFL just don't go together.

Derek Hill ● 2417d

That is a good point Derek  "So Tube travel was 81% down on Friday compared with normal.  Schools were still open on Friday, so it will be lower still today, without children using the Tube to get to school" Monday,tubes packed like sardines

Julian Pavey ● 2417d

Why are so many people travelling?https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/coronavirus-covid-

Philippa Bond ● 2417d

Going to work ?

Julian Pavey ● 2417d

Quote from TFL."TfL to run a reduced service to enable London's critical workers to make essential journeys."And cram them and all others who have to work to feed themselves and families into the (greatly?) reduced service.Which gets back to my original point - how is reducing the rush hour services helping?

Derek Hill ● 2417d

Lots of people in non-essential jobs are being made to continue working by their employers or be sacked. Until the government deals with that (tonight, maybe?) that won't stop.

Susan Kelly ● 2417d