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Dave Newt and Paul Corfield write:
On a related note, the RER in Paris DOES have ticketed exit gates, and I have been "locked in" unable to exit with no staff around to help. and parts of the Paris suburban network that are not on the RER are also gated, It is entirely possible to be trapped inside these gatelines. My point being that they seem to manage OK. Let's just say that the attitude to safety hazards is somewhat different in France. Also, does it ever happen that exits from *underground* RER stations are left unattended? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Do people confuse me with Mark Brader?" --Mark Barratt |
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David of Broadway wrote:
Both my work schedule and the subway routes have changed since then (late 2003). Also, I've taken to driving between the subway and work .. Wow. That's a long paragraph. Sorry. Oh. I see. Does most of the NY subway run (even allegedly) to some sort of (published) schedule ? In most other cities that I have seen, the timetables are effectively hidden from public view: people just get the first available train, with no real idea as to when it's supposed to arrive/depart. This is in city areas, of course; in the outer-lying suburbs, specific times are more common. Seems a bit of an unacceptable situation though, that a few minutes can throw-out all your connections. Richard [in PE12] |
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Endymion Ponsonby-Withermoor III writes:
David of Broadway wrote: Both my work schedule and the subway routes have changed since then (late 2003). Also, I've taken to driving between the subway and work .. Wow. That's a long paragraph. Sorry. Oh. I see. Does most of the NY subway run (even allegedly) to some sort of (published) schedule ? In most other cities that I have seen, the timetables are effectively hidden from public view: people just get the first available train, with no real idea as to when it's supposed to arrive/depart. Subway timetables are posted at http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/schemain.htm and are also available in printed pamphlets (if you're fortunate enough to find one). There are somewhat more detailed timetables for internal use. Since there are so many merge points in the system on almost all routes (all except the 1, L, and two shuttles), one train falling ahead of or behind schedule can create problems on several other routes. Seems a bit of an unacceptable situation though, that a few minutes can throw-out all your connections. That isn't exactly what happens. I have an unusually long commute, mostly against the peak flow, and it just so happens that the second leg runs at unusually long headways (by subway standards). Also, if I'm late to work, I can never make up the missed time, so I very much avoid being late to work. (I can count the number of times I've been more than two minutes late in the past two years on the fingers of one hand, and those latenesses have all been due to serious problems on the subway, including one derailment.) -- David of Broadway New York, NY |
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eranews.com, Endymion Ponsonby-Withermoor III writes In most other cities that I have seen, the timetables are effectively hidden from public view: That makes good sense, with the drivers having to keep to time they have a timetable for the train they're operating, but just imagine one for the public with every train on it, with a lot at 90 second headway's, how many pages would it be on? Would anyone understand it? -- Clive |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, Clive wrote:
In message eranews.com, Endymion Ponsonby-Withermoor III writes In most other cities that I have seen, the timetables are effectively hidden from public view: That makes good sense, with the drivers having to keep to time they have a timetable for the train they're operating, but just imagine one for the public with every train on it, with a lot at 90 second headway's, how many pages would it be on? With the judicious use of the phrase "and the same minutes past each hour", not as many as you might think. Not that i'm advocating public timetables - keeping them hidden buys the train operator some precious flexibility! tom -- I sometimes think that the IETF is one of the crown jewels in all of western civilization. -- Tim O'Reilly |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:16:59 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote: That makes good sense, with the drivers having to keep to time they have a timetable for the train they're operating, but just imagine one for the public with every train on it, with a lot at 90 second headway's, how many pages would it be on? With the judicious use of the phrase "and the same minutes past each hour", not as many as you might think. If they WERE at the same minutes past each hour. Are they? |
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