I use the Liverpool Street to Clapton stretch quite often in the
evening and from my observations it does load very well. Perhaps our
definition of what loads very well differs?

Barry

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I use the Liverpool Street to Clapton stretch quite often in the
evening and from my observations it does load very well. Perhaps our
definition of what loads very well differs?

The GER took a passenger census in 1920 when they were planning the 'Jazz'
service. On the census day, the 6.5 pm Chingford train left Liverpool Street
with 1241 passengers, and even allowing for those who had alighted, left
Hackney Downs with 1442. Only 106 were left on the train after Wood Street.
By my definition that's a lot more than loading well, especially as the
train seems to have consisted of 16 four-wheeled coaches.

Peter

On Fri, 16 Feb 2006 wrote:

I use the Liverpool Street to Clapton stretch quite often in the evening
and from my observations it does load very well.

I lived in Clapton for a year, and can second that - in the peaks, the
trains were absolutely rammed. In fact, the upward trains were packed on
arriving at Clapton, so there must be a lot of traffic from further out,
too.

Perhaps our definition of what loads very well differs?

Perhaps it's more to do with the time of day - the 4 tph in question was
off peak, and i have to admit that the trains were pretty empty outside
the peaks. Probably because the line runs to the city, which is a big
commuting destination, but not much use for anything you might want to do
off peak.

tom

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