HC Deb 20 July 2001 vol 372 c552W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what were the(a) punctuality and (b) reliability figures for trains running between Romford and central London in the last 12 months. [6274]

Mr. Jamieson

This service is provided by First Great Eastern railways. Performance statistics are not available at route level. The punctuality and reliability statistics for the last year (to 27 May 2001) for all First Great Eastern services are shown in the table. Services are deemed punctual if they arrived at their destination within five minutes of timetable.

Percentage
Period Punctual Reliable
28 May 2000 to 24 June 2000 91.2 99.7
25 June 2000 to 22 July 2000 92.8 99.3
23 July 2000 to 19 August 2000 90.9 99.5
20 August 2000 to 16 September 2000 89.8 99.2
17 September 2000 to 14 October 2000 87.9 99.3
15 October 2000 to 11 November 2000 36.5 91.9
12 November 2000 to 9 December 2000 60.0 99.2
10 December 2000 to 6 January 2001 84.6 99.4
7 January 2001 to 3 February 2001 74.2 98.7
4 February 2001 to 3 March 2001 69.3 97.5
4 March 2001 to 31 March 2001 80.0 99.3
1 April 2001 to 29 April 2001 87.5 99.4
30 April 2001 to 27 May 2001 79.4 99.4

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what recent assessment he has made of the number of, and the demand for, seats on trains travelling between Romford and central London during peak hours; and if he will make a statement. [6275]

Mr. Jamieson

A survey is undertaken every year by the Strategic Rail Authority of the number of passengers travelling on peak services into London. The survey is used to monitor overcrowding by identifying the number of 'Passengers in Excess of Capacity' (PIXC) on specific groups of commuter services. The allowable combined morning and evening peak percentage above capacity is 3.0 per cent. The PIXC survey results issued by the Strategic Rail Authority on 13 July show that the First Great Eastern suburban services morning figure was 5.5 per cent and the evening figure was 1.3 per cent. The combined peaks PIXC figure was 3.5 per cent.