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Forum: London Transport March 17th 12, 12:48 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Ross schrieb:


Most users are not fare evaders. Please don't assume that fare evaders
attach importance to the same things as "most users".

Fare evaders are the same as most users. If most...
Forum: London Transport March 8th 12, 09:55 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Ross schrieb:


Yeah, but WienerLinien carefully forget to mention that they announce
most of the routes on which they'll be checking tickets in advance, so
it's really only the stupid who get...
Forum: London Transport February 19th 12, 02:31 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for publictransportoperators - The Guardian

tim.... schrieb:


And only after making sure that there's not a policeman watching - one of my
(then) colleagues was ticketed for the offence whilst working there

That's absolutely correct that...
Forum: London Transport February 19th 12, 02:25 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Bruce schrieb:


Not just in Britain, then!


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/02/german-fare-dodgers-public-transport

German fare dodgers cause headache for public transport...
Forum: London Transport February 15th 12, 11:30 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for publictransportoperators - The Guardian

Arthur Figgis schrieb:


There probably aren't all that many places where the situation arises -
there would generally be lights and barriers, or no safety systems at
all - but in general I...
Forum: London Transport February 12th 12, 04:28 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for publictransportoperators - The Guardian

Arthur Figgis schrieb:


Yup. I was in Mannheim (or was it Heidelberg?) last year, and some old
bloke was shouting "denken Sie an die Kinder" (or whatever) at anyone
who crossed when the road...
Forum: London Transport February 11th 12, 09:40 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Arthur Figgis schrieb:


But how often does anyone suggest British transport company managers are
*not* incompetent, etc? People have hated railway management and assumed
they are evil since,...
Forum: London Transport February 11th 12, 09:07 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Neil Williams schrieb:


Does "public transport" mean "city public transport", or does it
include IC rail, where on-board checks are conducted, so getting away
with it is unlikely?

While I...
Forum: London Transport February 11th 12, 08:55 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for publictransportoperators - The Guardian

Neil Williams schrieb:


Not to the extent that people do in the UK,

Depends on origin: (West-)Berlin/Hamburg or Samplevillage in
Baden-Württemberg.

On the other hand, Britons /drive/ much...
Forum: London Transport February 4th 12, 11:06 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Arthur Figgis schrieb:


Britain isn't entirely full of red phone boxes, Routemaster buses and
people drinking tea with the Queen, but a significant number of
outsiders seem to think it...
Forum: London Transport February 3rd 12, 01:29 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 20,974
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
German fare dodgers cause headache for public transportoperators - The Guardian

Bruce schrieb:


Not just in Britain, then!

Of course.


It is one of the things that never fails to amaze visitors to Germany:
how come there are no barriers at tube stations? "It could never...
Forum: London Transport January 18th 12, 08:34 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Arthur Figgis schrieb:


While it is more relevant to a small open access operator than a great
big S-bahn, presumably you could in principle outsource maintenance to
someone else who owns a...
Forum: London Transport January 18th 12, 08:32 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


You think the fact that a workshop was closed made no difference?

For trains delivered as ordered? No.

For maintenance?

No.
Forum: London Transport January 18th 12, 10:50 AM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


You think the fact that a workshop was closed made no difference?

For trains delivered as ordered? No.

For maintenance?

No.
Forum: London Transport January 5th 12, 05:54 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


You think the fact that a workshop was closed made no difference?

For trains delivered as ordered? No.


Technical problems can always occur.
Forum: London Transport January 4th 12, 08:32 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


It has been well document in a number of press reports that the service
disruptions of 2009/2010 were caused by a lack of rolling stock,

Yes.

which
was in...
Forum: London Transport January 4th 12, 08:15 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it?happen here...??

The Real Doctor schrieb:


They wanted West German conditions. They got 'em.


Let's stay with historical correctness: Those, who really took to the
streets, didn't want West German...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 11:56 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it??happen here...??

Oliver Schnell schrieb:


We are talking about these seats.
http://www.bahnbilder.de/bilder/br-425-15767.jpg
http://www.vbn.de/bilder/et425-innen.jpg
Indeed it's a bit narrow for the typical...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 11:34 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it???happen here...??

Neil Williams schrieb:


with Grammer seats, as used in new Eurobahn units

...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 11:30 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it???happen here...??

Neil Williams schrieb:


with Grammer seats, as used in new Eurobahn units

...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 09:39 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


only in the sense that lines across the borders between the GDR and
the peculiar political entity Westberlin were cut in August 1961.

which the East German...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 09:36 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


Are you Lüko's twin? That's a silly question. I would say things were
best at the end of the 1990s when the system was reunified and new
extensions had been...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 09:28 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


Failures in 2009/2010 were caused by


design error by the manufacturer, miscalculating wheel strength.
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 09:21 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it??happen here...??

Clark F Morris schrieb:


Is the problem with the 425 series the seating (or seating
arrangement)?

Both.

Would it be feasible to change the seating during a
major overhaul and eliminate the...
Forum: London Transport January 1st 12, 03:48 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 96,002
Posted By Hans-Joachim Zierke[_3_]
Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:


By US standards, it would be, but by US standards, the ICE is a light
rail system, too.

What? :)


Have a look at the weight of the Acela, in order to...
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