Metropolitan Rail
Well I'm back, out after only 4 months...If I really am going to keep a blog I guess I better be alittle more regular.
Why today- well why not today.
Here I am looking at the world as a comuter- can anyone tell me why the trains always come for the other destinations first- those of you not familiar with the London underground will find it hard to believe that there is no real timetable, that the trains appear to come at random and often without any logical sequence.
Me for instance , I use the Met. Line, there are 4 destinations, Watford, Amersham, Uxbridge and occasionally Chesham. I need the Amersham branch. I stand at Great Portland Street in London waiting... Amersham is due at around 6 (although it never comes). The line indicator blinks to life- 1st train -Uxbridge 1 minute, 2nd train Watford 2 minutes, 3rd train watford 3 minutes. You would expect then for the next train to be Amersham or maybe Chesham but no, this is London Underground- 1st train (once the above have all gone...) Uxbridge, 2nd train Uxbridge, 3rd train Uxbridge, the indicators only go to three but the next (4th) was also an Uxbridge. Do the passengers to Uxbridge need 4 trains in a row some 1 or 2 minutes apart, no they dont.
This sequnece will often be followed by two Watfords- what of Amersham well forget it. Now I am not the only one who has noticed this and photos have been sent of the indicator tellys at Bakerstreet to suggest to the Met Line that they may like to reconsider having a timetable and using it. All to no avail. So for you lucky Uxbridsge commuters, spare a thought for theAmershams of this world on your way home tonight!
I know -hardly a blog of world wide appeal but then who is the targe audience... Thinking on this got me into trouble before so for now I will assume you are all from Uxbridge (or Mars).
Why today- well why not today.
Here I am looking at the world as a comuter- can anyone tell me why the trains always come for the other destinations first- those of you not familiar with the London underground will find it hard to believe that there is no real timetable, that the trains appear to come at random and often without any logical sequence.
Me for instance , I use the Met. Line, there are 4 destinations, Watford, Amersham, Uxbridge and occasionally Chesham. I need the Amersham branch. I stand at Great Portland Street in London waiting... Amersham is due at around 6 (although it never comes). The line indicator blinks to life- 1st train -Uxbridge 1 minute, 2nd train Watford 2 minutes, 3rd train watford 3 minutes. You would expect then for the next train to be Amersham or maybe Chesham but no, this is London Underground- 1st train (once the above have all gone...) Uxbridge, 2nd train Uxbridge, 3rd train Uxbridge, the indicators only go to three but the next (4th) was also an Uxbridge. Do the passengers to Uxbridge need 4 trains in a row some 1 or 2 minutes apart, no they dont.
This sequnece will often be followed by two Watfords- what of Amersham well forget it. Now I am not the only one who has noticed this and photos have been sent of the indicator tellys at Bakerstreet to suggest to the Met Line that they may like to reconsider having a timetable and using it. All to no avail. So for you lucky Uxbridsge commuters, spare a thought for theAmershams of this world on your way home tonight!
I know -hardly a blog of world wide appeal but then who is the targe audience... Thinking on this got me into trouble before so for now I will assume you are all from Uxbridge (or Mars).
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