This from Ms Mordaunt, some of youse MP. Here it is:
SWT trains more suitable for a??armless monopodsa?? than humans a?? MP
Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt has criticised overcrowding and discomfort on South West Trainsa?? Portsmouth to London services, saying 59% of passengers a??do not fit within the confines of the seatsa?? and that people must travel a??face to face and literally knee to kneea??.
Speaking in Parliament yesterday, she explained the background a?? how, in 2006, South West Trains (SWT) introduced Class 450 Desiro carriages, to replace the Class 444s, to try to address overcrowding.
She said: a??SWT argued that a rake of 12 450s has 140 more standard-class seats than a rake of 10 444s,a?? she said. a??And, to justify the move, SWT used the passengers in excess of capacity surveys conducted in 2005 and 2006. However, there are two problems with the rationale: one a flaw in SWTa??s logic and the other a flaw in its argument.a??
She said: a??First, SWT contends
