Wolf
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spreadsheets, spreadsheets about trains, trains
I would interpret that more like, why would you want to have your trains maintained anywhere but Temple Mills?
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I would interpret that more like, why would you want to have your trains maintained anywhere but Temple Mills?
'This hand is your hand, this hand is my hand, oh wait, that's your hand, no, wait, it's my hand'
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
'This hand is your hand, this hand is my hand, oh wait, that's your hand, no, wait, it's my hand'
They had an interesting small Turkish electric bus doing some of the 105s last month
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
They had an interesting small Turkish electric bus doing some of the 105s last month
Yes though collection/use of the data varies from operator to operator
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Yes though collection/use of the data varies from operator to operator
We have a nice (and very old) train choice model in GB but I'm not aware of strategic models here that do train choice properly
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We have a nice (and very old) train choice model in GB but I'm not aware of strategic models here that do train choice properly
If you didn't 'create' demand by introducing supply then it would be an awful lot harder to justify supply interventions!
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you didn't 'create' demand by introducing supply then it would be an awful lot harder to justify supply interventions!
Do they look at the impact of the timetable offer on the spread of passengers between trains? (my area)
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Do they look at the impact of the timetable offer on the spread of passengers between trains? (my area)
The diesel route near my house is also busiest summer weekends
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The diesel route near my house is also busiest summer weekends
I have one like 3km from my house but in GB generally they are more likely to be interurban routes
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I have one like 3km from my house but in GB generally they are more likely to be interurban routes
Ah okay. When we mean seats we just say 'seats' :) though I did once have to have a meeting about whether a wheelchair space counted as a seat
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ah okay. When we mean seats we just say 'seats' :) though I did once have to have a meeting about whether a wheelchair space counted as a seat
Like, here's a carriage (or maybe a drawing of a carriage), what's the capacity of it?
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Like, here's a carriage (or maybe a drawing of a carriage), what's the capacity of it?
Maybe it's better in Germany but here 'capacity' is measured so inconsistently that it is meaningless
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Maybe it's better in Germany but here 'capacity' is measured so inconsistently that it is meaningless
I spend a little time trying to convince people that weekend train loadings could be a problem in the future (where they aren't already) especially on diesel routes
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I spend a little time trying to convince people that weekend train loadings could be a problem in the future (where they aren't already) especially on diesel routes
But how do they forecast the future?
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
But how do they forecast the future?
Or you'd get people who misreport their incomes, or have transient incomes. Economists tend to dislike social welfare measures that don't respect the Pareto criterion and it turns out that that's quite a lot of them (though the cause of that in turn is Individualism of the welfare function)
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Or you'd get people who misreport their incomes, or have transient incomes. Economists tend to dislike social welfare measures that don't respect the Pareto criterion and it turns out that that's quite a lot of them (though the cause of that in turn is Individualism of the welfare function)
... though anywhere off HS1 then you'd find engineering work cut your depot off for a couple of weekends a year
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
... though anywhere off HS1 then you'd find engineering work cut your depot off for a couple of weekends a year
I thought the main issue as security... As a location, I'm sure Ashford as a location would be fine, Southeastern run plenty of empty trains between Ashford and London after/before the peaks so clearly not cost prohibitive
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I thought the main issue as security... As a location, I'm sure Ashford as a location would be fine, Southeastern run plenty of empty trains between Ashford and London after/before the peaks so clearly not cost prohibitive