Orpington Rail Users Surveyed

9.16.50am UTC (GMT +0000) Wed 7th Jan 2004

Simon Hughes and Chris Maines surveyed rail users at Orpington Station this morning

Hundreds of Orpington commuters were greeted at Orpington station this morning by Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat candidate for London Mayor. Mr Hughes was in town to carry out a huge survey of rail users which will assist him in drawing up his Mayoral manifesto.

Mr Hughes was joined by local Liberal Democrat leader Chris Maines and a team of LibDem members.

Commenting, Mr Hughes said 'Orpington is one of the capital's busiest commuter stations, and I wanted to visit it personally so I could chat to rail users about their experiences of our rail system'

'I don't plan to be a 'zone one' Mayor like the present Mayor of London, so listening to the opinions of local rail users in parts of outer London like Orpington is an important part of my campaign'

Local LibDem leader Chris Maines said 'I'm delighted to welcome Simon to Orpington. We got a great reception from local rail users, and I'm looking forward to reading all the surveys that are returned'

You can read more about Simon Hughes' London-wide rail survey at http://www.simon4mayor.org.uk/story.php?id=58

Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats will be surveying rail users at other stations in the borough over the coming week.