Record Breaking for London Underground

[D306]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7161528.stm

The record for the most people travelling on the Tube in a single day has been broken.

An estimated 4.17 million passengers travelled on the network on December 7, compared with the previous record of four million on December 8 2006.

On average, the number of people travelling on the Tube is increasing by about 7% a year.

During 2006/07, more than a billion people used the Tube - the first time the figure had been reached.

London's Mayor Ken Livingstone said: "The fact that the Tube is now carrying more passengers than ever before illustrates its crucial role in London's prosperity."

He added: "Renovating existing lines and building the Crossrail will underpin London's economy for decades to come.

"The significance of that is shown by one simple fact - every day the London Underground carries more passengers than the entire national rail network."

More people use the Tube than
the entire national rail network daily

 

[DaveNewcastle]

"The fact that the Tube is now carrying more passengers than ever before illustrates its crucial role in London's prosperity."

Yeah, right. And the fact that Mortage Companies are re-posessing more homes than ever illustrates what about the nation's prosperity?
And that the government employs more civil servants than ever illustrates what ?
And the financial markets tumble thus illustrating something about prosperity?

Perhaps the congestion charge (which I agree with BTW) and plain ol' congestion and petrol costs and lack of parking spaces may have some bearing?