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Recliner[_3_] · November 25th 15, 09:53 AM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:
On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:31:16 -0000 (UTC)
"Peter Smyth" wrote:
d wrote:

On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:31:47 +0000
Mizter T wrote:
On 18/11/2015 09:36, d wrote:
I took the ELL from Highbury this morning for the first time in
about 6
months.
Even after the obligatory 7 minute wait for the train to leave it
was still only a 3rd full in the middle of the morning rush hour.
Compared to last time I used it this is virtually empty. I can
only assume the poor service frequency and slow journey times (25
mins to do the 4 miles to canada water this morning) have put
people off as they did me. What a waste of an asset.

I use the ELL fairly regularly (peak and off-peak) and it's always
well patronised.

Beats me then. Perhaps I'll try it again at some point and see, but
the train I got on at around 8.30 had hardly anyone standing after
waiting at highbury for the usual time.

So there were some people standing? Before you were claiming it was
"virtually empty". You clearly have a different definition of empty to
everyone else.

Have you actually ever been on a 378? Its transverse seating the whole way
along. Even with all the seats taken its probably barely 25% of trains
capacity. Compared to the crush loading I experienced when I used to commute
on the line then yes, it was virtually empty.

It sounds like *you've* never been on a 378: they only have longitudinal
seats. There are no transverse seats.