TRAIN OVERCROWDING

Early day motion 941, tabled 25 October 1999 by John Smith (Labour). Signed by 51 members.

That this House notes the incident on the 10 a.m. Paddington to Swansea train on Saturday, 23rd October, when over 1,000 passengers boarded a train designed to carry fewer than 450 persons; notes that in the interests of passenger safety, the drivers refused to stop the train beyond Reading at Bristol and Newport station to take on more passengers; and calls upon the Government as a matter of urgency, to consider introducing a limit on the numbers of people who can travel on passenger trains.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Labour/Co-operative 3, Liberal Democrat 3, UUP 2.