| Re: Why are these people travelling by train? Posted by ChrisB at 14:49, 1st June 2026 |     |
Need to deal successfully with capacity pinchpoints first.
There are far too many currently which will severely hinder any attempt to encourage travellers
| Re: Why are these people travelling by train? Posted by Witham Bobby at 10:21, 1st June 2026 | |
I'd suggest that
Dependable timetables
Great connections
Seats for all travellers
Aircon & heating that actually worked; sufficient fresh air and no toilet pong
Welcoming stations
Great information
Affordable fares
Service frequency to match demand
Information and back-up for when things don't go to plan, with hold-ups resolved fast
Comfortable seats
Clean trains
Would all work to bring more people to travel by train, for whatever reason
But, as things stand at present, I can't see much encouragement to bring about a shift from personal to public transport beyond present levels
| Re: Why are these people travelling by train? Posted by CyclingSid at 06:39, 1st June 2026 | |
Leisure, business, commute? How you grow these different sectors can be in conflict. Having this weekend travelled from Reading to Brockenhurst, for Lymington. Cross Country have reinstated the Brockenhurst stop, quite a few got off.
The return journey by SWR was telling on a 444 or 450 didn't check which, classic commuter trains and not suited to most passengers seeming to have two massive suitcases and possibly a buggy. Not to mention an old geezer with a bike cluttering up the place because of inadequate and inappropriate bike storage.
| Why are these people travelling by train? Posted by grahame at 05:33, 1st June 2026 | |
Why do people travel by train? How can we attract more to train travel?
Here is a selection of pictures of passengers whom I have - in many cases hence the crap picture quality - caught in my lens in the last few days. Worthy of thought to ask "why are they travelling", "why are they using the train" and "How [in the UK] can we encourage more passengers travelling for what me might guess are these reasons".
