Survey / petition results
Let’s cut to the chase – the results of the survey and petition at Aslockton station on an ordinary wet Thursday in July:
- 21 trains were observed
- 92 people were counted (boarding and alighting)
- which means 4.3 people per train
- 74 people signed the petition, which will be sent to East Midlands Trains and the Department for Transport
4.3 people per train is slightly higher than I’d expected, given the official figures at the Office of Rail Regulation. This may be due to one or more of the following reasons:
- this is just one weekday, and the passenger numbers for weekends may be less – lowering the average (likely)
- guards on the trains are still lax in collecting fares, so some passengers aren’t counted in the official figures (likely)
- the upwards trend in passenger numbers is continuing, since the latest published figures from the ORR (possible)
- it might be “International Let’s Travel To Aslockton Day” and no-one’s told me (unlikely)
Finally, some trivia:
- I left the house this morning at 05:15
- today I met three people who are physically incapable of driving, all of whom would be severely inconvenienced if these cuts are made…
- … including one chaplain at HMP Whatton
- at least ten commuters, when describing the draft timetable, used language which would make the aforementioned chaplain blush
- one pristine Bic Biro was chewed by ‘passenger unknown’
- six pints of delicious Tim Taylor’s Golden Best were sunk (it’s been a long day – I’m allowed)
- I’m signing off at 22:59, tired to the point of delerium
Tags: east midlands trains, petition, survey
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Jul 10th, 2008