Ian F. wrote:
"Bradley H. Davis" wrote in message
.. .

Anytime.

Right - you asked for it! ;-)

Why do the drivers of the train waiting on the northbound Charing
Cross platform always time it so that the minute the northbound City
line train arrives, they take off, leaving those of us changing lines
to wait for the next one? It's almost as though they do it on purpose
- you should hear some of the comments! Surely it can't hurt to wait
and extra 30 seconds?

Well, yes, it *can* hurt. If you are running a service at 2-minute
intervals, then an extra 30 seconds means a 25% increase in headway,
which means a 25% increase in the number of passengers waiting at the
next station. At busy times, that will increase the dwell time at the
station, which then increases the number of passengers at subsequent
stations even further, which then increases the dwell time even further,
and so on. Are you seriously suggesting that you should get priority
over the many hundreds of passengers that would be delayed by holding
the trains especially for you?

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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)