Roger Evans filled in for a colleague on the Transport Committee yesterday. Some extracts from his account:
Dr Glenn Williams, a senior lecturer in psychology, gave us his take on modern day tube travel. Crowding can cause stress, ill health and poor productivity. Introverts suffer the effects more than extroverts, who are happier to meet new people and get close to them.
That's interesting. According to Myers Briggs I'm quite a deep introvert, yet I like the Tube and cope with crowded carriages quite well. Perhaps it's because everyone else becomes all withdrawn too. Roger continues:
Morning peak measurements revealed that the greatest crowding occurs on the Central Line between Liverpool Street and Bank...
That explains why trying to catch a Tube from Bethnal Green during the rush hour is beyond farce. It's as bad on the Northern between Kings Cross and Angel, apparently. Watch the webcast of the meeting here and read the whole of Roger's account here. It's given me food for thought as tonight between midnight and dawn I'll be going Underground, of which more another time.
Update, 21:41 I won't be going Underground tonight after all. The intrepid John Domokos is unwell, and no video producer means no video film. Will reschedule. Bye.
