On 6 Jul, 03:36, "Joe Lee" invalid@noaddress wrote:
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.

"they" = independent HSE researchers, not the railways.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_p...9/CRR99225.pdf

Key quote: "no evidence exists to suggest that the net level of risk
to the individual standing on an overcrowded train is any greater than
that presented to a person standing in a non-overcrowded train. This
reinforces the findings of the Clapham Junction Inquiry that there is
no evidence to suggest that overcrowding per se is a safety issue".

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