to what extent is overcrowding something train operators are responsible for?
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Replying to @CarterPaddy
good q. I think franchise terms can require extra capacity eg
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Replying to @hselftax @CarterPaddy
2/2 but not as simple as my Grandad's day (he drove for BR) when you could just couple on extra carriages! Now trains are sets.
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this a terribly economicsy thing to write, but to some extent if demand>supply, I think TOCs would increases supply if they could
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Replying to @CarterPaddy @hselftax
some overcrowding consistent with profit maximizing, but only to a point, beyond which adding more capacity should inc profits?
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Replying to @CarterPaddy
think you will find there are practical constraints eg lack of available slots on WCML (hence need for HS2 IMO).
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