I disagree, several hundred means less than a thousand, and on the basis that if it was less than 500 the answer would have been "a few hundred", I think we can conclude between 500 and 1000.
This could be right. Another thing that is probally right is a large percentage of these letters and e-mails have been sent by people more than once. i.e
Fred Bloggs has sent 10
Mrs Jones has sent 6
Charlie Chaplin has sent 4
You only have to read my local newspaper ( the Bath Chronicle ) for some sort of proof for this theory. There is a group of 3 or 4 who constaintly write letters or e-mails regarding train services (or the lack of them
). I tend to wonder if these people have too much time on their hands or if doing it at work does the boss know.
Interesting theory. I recall that the DfT once took a similar view of the Save The Train campaign. Quote from a letter written by former Transport Minister Derek Twigg, written on 20th June 2006 (link below) :
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/melkshamrailway/145_Letter_from_Derek_Twigg.htmlMr Ellis also asks about the timings of the remaining services. I was sorry to hear that the retimed services will be less convenient to him. I hope, though, he will understand that it is not always possible to satisfy all passengers with the train services they would like.
I would be interested to know whether you agree with the DfT's assessment that Save The Train was merely a one-man band.
It appears that Mr Twigg thinks that my quest for retiming the trains is a personal one, telling me I can't have what I want like some spoilt child.
