Petition Introduction of Capacity Regulations on the Railway Network

Our trains are dangerously overcrowded. This problem is no longer exclusive to peak trains.

While there is seemingly no progress on the shortage of trains and carriages, more and more people are piling on to already overcrowded services.

There are documents and guidelines in place for the transportation of Livestock, which covers Spacing, Air Ventilation and Temperature Controls. Unfortunately Humans are not afforded the same rights, with nothing in place to protect our health and wellbeing whilst paying to travel by rail.

In addition to services being overcrowded, poor ventilation on services with windows that do not open and air condition that often does not work. This also affects the ambient temperature of the train, and has led to people feinting or collapsing.

The Government should address this issue immediately and look at introducing maximum capacities by type of rolling stock and seek immediate resolution to providing extra capacity across the network.