Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:
Joyce Whitchurch wrote:
(snip)
Most people worked 6 days a week in 1928 - 5 full days, Monday to
Friday, and half a day on Saturdays. Timetables and rolling stock were
geared to these. "In London there is a generally heavy workmen's traffic
from the opening of the lines, at about 5 o'clock, till the closing of
the period of availability of the cheap workmen's tickets at 7.30 a.m.

An early hours off peak service? Would such a concept work to spread the
crowds if tried today?

In theory, it is - off-peak Oyster PAYG fares are available for journeys
starting before 7am, I believe. However, from what I've heard from
various people, it would take a *big* fare differential to encourage
significant numbers of people not to travel within the busiest part of
the morning peak.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London