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| Chris Grayling calls for end to first-class carriages on commuter trains | Chris Grayling calls for end to first-class carriages on commuter trains |
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| The days of commuters crammed cheek-by-jowl in overcrowded train carriages while first-class compartments remain half-empty could be coming to an end. | The days of commuters crammed cheek-by-jowl in overcrowded train carriages while first-class compartments remain half-empty could be coming to an end. |
| The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said first-class carriages will be cancelled on busy suburban routes in a bid to reduce rush-hour overcrowding. | The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said first-class carriages will be cancelled on busy suburban routes in a bid to reduce rush-hour overcrowding. |
| He said he did not see the case for different sections on shorter train routes and that the government will tell train companies “you can’t start segregating” in future deals. | He said he did not see the case for different sections on shorter train routes and that the government will tell train companies “you can’t start segregating” in future deals. |
| Grayling travels to Westminster by train from his home in his Epsom and Ewell constituency in north Surrey and said he appreciated commuters’ frustration when trains are overcrowded. “I absolutely understand what a total pain it is if you are standing on a train for 20-30 minutes on the way to work,” he told the Daily Telegraph. | Grayling travels to Westminster by train from his home in his Epsom and Ewell constituency in north Surrey and said he appreciated commuters’ frustration when trains are overcrowded. “I absolutely understand what a total pain it is if you are standing on a train for 20-30 minutes on the way to work,” he told the Daily Telegraph. |
| Grayling said he was committed to cancelling the first-class carriages on commuter routes and wanted train companies to take action if passengers demanded it. “I don’t really see a case for a non-longer-distance journey for there to be any division between first and second class. There should just be one class on the train.” | Grayling said he was committed to cancelling the first-class carriages on commuter routes and wanted train companies to take action if passengers demanded it. “I don’t really see a case for a non-longer-distance journey for there to be any division between first and second class. There should just be one class on the train.” |
| First-class carriages had already been scrapped on some routes, said Grayling.“We have got rid of it on some of the trains in south-east London as part of the new franchise … people will see less first class in the future as we start to say that on busy suburban trains you can’t start segregating.” | First-class carriages had already been scrapped on some routes, said Grayling.“We have got rid of it on some of the trains in south-east London as part of the new franchise … people will see less first class in the future as we start to say that on busy suburban trains you can’t start segregating.” |
| He revealed that the government is also working on “smart ticketing” which would mean the end of the line for paper tickets and which would give passengers automatic payments when trains run late. | He revealed that the government is also working on “smart ticketing” which would mean the end of the line for paper tickets and which would give passengers automatic payments when trains run late. |
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