bakerstreet
Member
I haven’t posted this thread to ask your opinion necessarily because I don’t want it to become divisive. However if your view is based on fact I’d be interested to hear it. I ask because I was interested in this email I received from London TravelWatcb today
Hi BakerStreet
We think passengers have a right to see that information
- The rail industry is refusing to publish its data on the risk of catching Covid on a train from other passengers
- It even holds secret data which predicts how many people might be expected to die of Covid in the next few months after travelling on the train.
This is especially important as many people’s lives have started to feel a bit more like normal and increasing numbers of passengers have been returning to public transport since the last phase of unlocking took place on 19 July. This is set to continue next month as people return to return to work and school but we understand that many of you may still feel nervous about returning to public transport.
As the Government stresses the importance of personal responsibility and encourages us to make our own decisions when it comes to managing the coronavirus risk we think it is really important that passengers have all the information they need to make an informed decision about whether or when to travel by train.
But despite launching a campaign to get people back onto the train this week, the rail industry is being far from transparent with the public and is keeping data on the risk of catching Covid on a train from passengers. You can read about it in the Telegraph.
Tell us what you think!
We’ve repeatedly asked the rail industry to release their data on the risks of catching Covid on the train, so that passengers can make an informed choice about whether to travel. So far they have refused so we would really like to hear from you if you are a rail passenger who is concerned about this. Your feedback will help us to decide how best to keep up the pressure on the rail industry and encourage them to publish their secret data.
We think that he only way that the rail industry can rebuild trust with passengers is by being honest. I hope you agree.
Thanks