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Why are Silverlink Metro trains NEVER on time ?
"Neil Williams" wrote in message
... I'd suggest that it is more important to give Silverlink priority given their lower service frequency. LUL, generally speaking, operate a turn-up-and-go type service where few will refer to timetables, even though they do exist. They do exist alright, they control when the drivers work, have lunch breaks and go home. Mess that up and you are paying a hell of a lot more overtime than if you mess around a couple of Silverlink drivers. The half-hourly Silverlink service isn't frequent enough for this, so delaying a Bakerloo train a couple of minutes (or sending one off early, for that matter) is less of a concern, and is probably worthwhile overall to keep the Silverlink on time. *Every* *single* *time* I've tried to catch Silverlink from Kilburn High Road to Euston, the train has been announced as cancelled and I've had to walk to Kilburn Park instead (this was before the station burned down, obviously). They would keep me waiting until ten minutes after the scheduled departure time before the tannoy would suddenly announce that my train wasn't coming because it had not left Watford Junction half an hour earlier. *******s. I think it is unfair to blame LU for what goes on on that line. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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