In message , at 15:13:39 on Thu,
6 Apr 2017, Mike Bristow remarked:
Yes, you fell into the tabloid trap of thinking *all* passengers are
commuters. You also don't seem to realise the services that run on that
line.

Probably 95% of passengers on the railways are commuters. If commuting doesn't
justify electrification then its highly unlikely any other reason for travel
will.

Not on that line. I have a friend who lives in Shalford and he cycles to
Guildford. People in Dorking will get the direct train, and people in
Reigate will use Redhill.

And the tph on the line, given you also need to change, is unsuitable
for commuters.

When I lived in Shalford, I commuted using that line. I think most
of the people on the train in the morning were commuters.

So a whole couple of carriages full, once an hour?

It was a poor commuting route to London (so I moved), but I'm certain
not all the commuters were commuting to London.

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Roland Perry