LONDON, April 16 London train operator Southeastern plans to weigh commuters as they squeeze onto trains in order to see how overcrowded their rail system is.
They are linking the train's suspension to a computer system that will work out the weight of passengers getting on, The Daily Mail reported Monday.
Other train industries are following in a similar suit but are using laser beams to count how many people board each service.
Southeastern reportedly runs two of London's most overcrowded trains, the morning Orpington to Charing Cross and the morning Folkestone Central to Cannon Street, the newspaper said.
Their service specification manager, Brian Rowley, told The Daily News the new computer-counting system is a "real step forward" in the fight to cure the overcrowding issue. Southern Railways and South West Trains are among those using laser counters on carriage doors.
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