"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"tim....." wrote in message
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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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I have a further theory, now that you've mentioned the line had delays.
For the benefit & safety of pax further down the line, where the
platforms are wedged with people whose trains haven't arrived, is it
better to send the 'empty' train first, or the full train?

I doubt that safety even affects the consideration. For the better
timekeeping of the service, which is best?


I think in this case safety as in platform overcrowding rather than any
other particular hazard.
Speaking as a member of the public, I would have said the empty train, as
it should initially load faster at the next few stations; but it would be
interesting to know a staff members opinion...

That is my point. You should run the empty train first because its dwell
time at the stations will be shorter and it will not get later and later
like the full train would. I'm sure that safety suggests that you should do
this, but you should do it anyway, even if the platforms aren't over full.

It's the same arguement as artifically delaying a train because the next one
is seriously late. You do this so that the late one (and everything behind
it) doesn't get any worse.

tim