§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the third-class carriages of trains on the North London Railway are frequently so overcrowded that passengers are compelled to stand; and will he communicate with the railway company on the subject with a view to the provision of more accommodation on this line.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) I have communicated with the railway company on the subject of the hon. Member's Question, and in reply they say that the instructions to their staff are to prevent overcrowding, but that it is impossible at all times to prevent passengers forcing their way into full compartments. It is added that it is only in certain of the morning and evening trains that crowding occurs.