On Jul 20, 8:49*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:02:20 -0700 (PDT), brixtonite









wrote:
On Jul 20, 1:44 pm, plcd1 wrote:

Talking a relevant Overground example - when the GOBLIN was every 20
or 30 minutes I would have to know the departure times as just missing
a train would impose too long a wait and it would be worthwhile
considering going another way. With the GOBLIN now every 15 minutes I
am much more relaxed about "just turning up" although I do know the
times anyway! The same applies for the Chingford Line - it's every
15 mins and it's not "the end of the world" if you just miss one. I
guess it's all a bit psychological really in terms of people's
tolerance of being delayed.

When the Tyneside metro switched from 6tph to 5tph I started looking
at the timetable before leaving the house and stopped thinking of it
as a turn up and go service. *I don't think 4tph is really good enough
within inner London.

Goodness me - give 'em a chance. The SLL service hasn't even started
yet and people are saying it's no good. I expect it to be popular when
it does start running but every time I make a suggestion or comment
about a train service proposal I get metaphorically "slapped round the
chops" and told I'm deluded / misinformed / stupid.

Many TOC services in Greater London run half hourly at best on certain
routes. Granted others are much more frequent on a core section but
then fan out to terminal stations at much lower frequencies. As a
local to me example the Hertford East - Stratford service is only
hourly (!) off peak and at best half hourly in the peaks. OK it is not
crush loaded but it is not exactly unpopular either. *I'd love a x15
minute as, I suspect, would many other people who would suddently
flock to use the line once it was a convenient option for them.

You see exactly the same thing with bus services in London. Bolster
frequencies to "turn up and go" levels and guess what - people turn up
to go.

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Paul C

Didn't mean to complain exactly - the ELL extension to Clapham
Junction will be a huge improvement on what's currently available on
the SLL and I am sure it will be very popular. I just think it's a
shame it can't run to tube or DLR frequencies, and likewise for other
national rail routes in areas not served by the tube.