1. London Waterloo Station
London Waterloo Station promotes several opportunities to undertake numeracy activities based on estimation, money, time, measuring and data handling.
This maths trial is aimed at Key Stage 2 children and the activities can be differentiated to suit different age groups.
By Georgina Lay, Kenyeh Kawa & Hannah Lawrence
Used with permission in Issue 55 of the NCETM Primary Magazine

2. Money
It costs a passenger £2.30 to travel from London Waterloo to Kingston. How much would it cost the passenger to travel from London Waterloo to Kingston for 4 days?
2. It costs a passenger £139 for unlimited monthly travel. How
much would they spend on travel for the whole year?
3. It is £2.50 to buy a sausage roll at the Pasty Shop. Search the
other pastry shops at London Waterloo to find out if this is the
cheapest option. I want to buy 7 sausage rolls. How much
money will I need?

3. Time
Your train leaves London Waterloo at 08:12 and arrives at Shepperton at 09:23. How long is your journey?
You start work at 9am in Earlsfield. Your workplace is a 7 minute walk from Earsfield train station. Which train would you need to catch to get to work on time?

4. Estimation
Estimate how many seats are on this carriage. Now measure to see if you were accurate.
Estimate how many seats are on the whole train. Now use previous results to accurately calculate how many seats are on the entire train.

5. Data Handling
Complete a tally chart based on the different types of shops that are available at London Waterloo train station.
Create a bar chart based on your tally information that you have already collected.
Make up and answer questions based on the bar chart you have created.

6. Beauty Shops:
Fast Food Restaurants:
Coffee Shops:
Newsagents:
Clothes Shops:

7. Measurements
Calculate the distance from London Waterloo to Sutton/ Hampton Court/ Portsmouth/ Strawberry Hill etc. using a map and plotting the points.
Calculate using an appropriate measure, how far it is from one end of the station to the other.