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Mr T. · 11-01-2007, 09:43

Those stats are great - if they're realistic. From experience (and I've been commuting for the last 15 years) 5-8 minute delays (in "railspeak") mean 15-20 minutes delays in reality.

The clockface timetable is a convenient system if the trains actually stopped in your station - the 9pm to Cork no longer stops in Kildare.

I wonder...when the timetable people are changing the timetable, do they actually take heed of the numbers getting on/off at each station. It appears to me that this may not be a factor.

That's life maybe - but it's still not a customer focussed solution to the problem.

11-01-2007, 09:43	#4
Mr T. New to the board Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kildare Town Posts: 14	Those stats are great - if they're realistic. From experience (and I've been commuting for the last 15 years) 5-8 minute delays (in "railspeak") mean 15-20 minutes delays in reality. The clockface timetable is a convenient system if the trains actually stopped in your station - the 9pm to Cork no longer stops in Kildare. I wonder...when the timetable people are changing the timetable, do they actually take heed of the numbers getting on/off at each station. It appears to me that this may not be a factor. That's life maybe - but it's still not a customer focussed solution to the problem. __________________ I feel the need...the need for speed...