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Title: Action demanded over rail overcrowding Post by: Trowres on August 25, 2008, 22:06:03 INVESTMENT in the Ebbw Vale railway scheme was skimped after the number of people using the trains was ^woefully underestimated^, [Welsh Assembly Member] Trish Law has claimed...With 44,000 passengers a month, the trains have not only doubled the forecast of 22,000, but have even smashed the 2012 target of 33,000 passengers.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/blaenau-gwent/2008/08/14/action-demanded-over-rail-overcrowding-91466-21512546/ (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/blaenau-gwent/2008/08/14/action-demanded-over-rail-overcrowding-91466-21512546/) Title: Re: Action demanded over rail overcrowding Post by: IndustryInsider on August 26, 2008, 14:47:58 Excellent news on the passenger numbers and another case of spending large amounts of money on surveys/forecasting really proving to be a very inaccurate science indeed. I suggest all campaigners use this story as an example when being told that there is not enough money to provide new services for their chosen route.
Title: Re: Action demanded over rail overcrowding Post by: Shazz on August 26, 2008, 23:57:40 Not forgetting Arriva have already the doubled up the 150's on every service
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