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Trains no longer waiting for pulling-up train
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NewsPosting writes This is getting close to a subject that I am interested in.... how come it's not possible to balance the number of trains going to ealing/richmond/wimbledon? I use the richmond branch, and it is quite common to have 3-4 ealing broadway trains go past before we get a richmond train. Would it not be possible to even out the service at earls court? You could have two trains at the platform, say one is to ealing, one to richmond, let everyone swap over, and then release the trains. That way nobody gets to miss a train to their destination and a better service frequency is maintained. The timetable sets the number of trains to each branch and the train crews are then diagrammed accordingly. When the job is 'up the wall' (an LU technical term) you don't suddenly magic up an extra two dozen drivers to ensure balance, so the controller (who deals with the service) and the train crew Duty Managers (DMTs, who deal with the train crew provision) have to do the best they can with the resources available. Much of this is working on the hoof to get the best benefit out of the available recourse - if you don't have a driver, you don't have a train! Travelling times down each branch are different, so a driver who could do a Wimbledon probably wouldn't have time to do an Ealing. Then there are things like finishing times, meal breaks, legal parameters to contend with, so all in all it's all a bit of a black art. -- Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building. You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK (please use the reply to address for email) |
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