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keithy wrote:
Watch a District line train arrive at Richmond in the evening peak the front two coches is so packed that i dont anyone can breath yet the last one of six has enough room to actually roam around in. But the middle was packed until Kew Gardens, and the back was packed until Gunnersbury. |
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"John Rowland" wrote in message
... keithy wrote: Watch a District line train arrive at Richmond in the evening peak the front two coches is so packed that i dont anyone can breath yet the last one of six has enough room to actually roam around in. But the middle was packed until Kew Gardens, and the back was packed until Gunnersbury. I had no idea my remark about coaches on the front would generate so much apparent confusion. Just for the record, it WAS a joke (but suggested in all seriousness by a passenger to me in the 1960s when trains were really crowded, the maximum I recall being around 1700 on a Bexleyheath line morning peak train but of course at least half of them still had seats). MaxB |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:54:43 +0100, "MaxB" wrote:
...or as the programme was arguing (I think) to run more and longer trains (particularly with more coaches at the front where it is most crowded) ): It's amazing how many people can't be bothered to walk to the front of a train. It's common for peak-time trains to leave Euston full and standing in the rear 2 or 3 coaches, all seats taken in the next 4-6 and the rest with spare entire bays, never mind seats. If people would spread out, everyone would have a seat. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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On 19 Apr 2007 12:57:01 -0700, MIG
wrote: Except when they remove two seats to create a space where only one person can stand, as on the Jubilee. Isn't that supposed to be multipurpose space for luggage, prams and such? That said, the Northern Line tip-up seats in those spaces are better than the "perches" on the Jubbly. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, keithy wrote:
On Apr 20, 3:42 pm, Tom Anderson wrote: On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, John Rowland wrote: MaxB wrote: ...or as the programme was arguing (I think) to run more and longer trains (particularly with more coaches at the front where it is most crowded) ): How is adding coaches at the front different to adding them at the back or the middle? Because the front is where it's crowded! DON'T YOU GET IT JOHN?!? Actually dont you get it BARRY, What would happen if you put additional carriges at the front? Keithy, i was kidding. I realise that putting coaches on the front or the back is exactly the same thing. In fact, i think it's bleeding obvious, which is why Max's joke was so funny. I think John took it a touch too seriously, hence my post. tom -- Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity -- Hanlon's Razor |
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On Apr 21, 11:17 pm, (Neil Williams)
wrote: On 19 Apr 2007 12:57:01 -0700, MIG wrote: Except when they remove two seats to create a space where only one person can stand, as on the Jubilee. Isn't that supposed to be multipurpose space for luggage, prams and such? That said, the Northern Line tip-up seats in those spaces are better than the "perches" on the Jubbly. The trouble is that people have top halves to their bodies and, if leaning rather than sitting, actually splay their legs further out than they would if sitting in a flip-up seat. The chunky obstructions (like the speak to the driver thing) on one side, plus the inappropriateness of leaning on someone's head on the other side, result in people leaning in the middle of the space where two flip-up seats would be, leaving no room for a second person. At times of crowding, there is no room for luggage anyway. At times of less crowding, the seats could be flipped up and the space would be useable. There are similar problems with the 376s on SET. |
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