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Joe Lee · July 6th 07, 02:36 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway,uk.legal

wrote:
On 5 Jul, 12:07, John B wrote:
On 4 Jul, 23:07, Mystery Flyer wrote:

The point being.

The train from Farringdon was dangerously overcrowded. The people at
intervening stations were unable to board. The guard announced "move
into the cars to let people board" when the trains were absolutely
full.

I felt that my safety was threatened.

You should contact the Health & Safety Executive. The driver should
have asked passengers to get off.

How? I know it's annoying and uncomfortable being in an overcrowded
train, but *dangerous*?

Aircon and ventilation might be insufficient for one, leading to
dangerously high temperatures and levels of CO2, a potentially lethal
situation, especially for children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc,
even if their mates in the BBC explain it away as 'death by natural
causes'.

Also there is the inability to escape in case of fire.

The Health & Safety at Work Act requires employers to provide a safe
and healthy environment for all persons in the workplace.

FWIW, reasearch into accidents on BR's SR found that dense crowding
of trains can improve safety in the event of a crash (you can't move
about much, and nor can the train's fittings...

But then they would say that.

Yes, the findings of the research would be a huge consolation as you were
being steadily crushed to death by the sheer weight of bodies lying on top
of you.

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Joe Lee