§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions who has responsibility for(a) setting and (b) enforcing the maximum capacity of railway carriages in order to protect public safety. [24874]
§ Mr. JamiesonResponsibility for monitoring overcrowding on commuter services rests with the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA). The responsibility for the day to day safety, welfare and convenience of passengers using the railway rests with railway operating companies.
865WThere are no Health and Safety Regulations or absolute limits set on the numbers of passengers who may be carried as all rolling stock is designed to run safely at maximum capacity. Some train operating companies are required to carry out passenger counts on commuters to meet the passengers in excess of capacity (PIXC) limits set by the SRA.