Tying up the past week's Twitter threads on (you guessed it) transportation // @transitmatters @zagush @ted4phttp://blog.bimajority.org/2018/09/23/tying-up-the-past-weeks-twitter-threads-on-you-guessed-it-transportation/ …
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Noticed a few editos on this post which I'll correct tomorrow evening if I remember. Also neglected to mention that I cut a few early-morning runs that were simulated (with zero pax because early) in order to stay within storage limits at Worcester and reduce opex.
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Also spent some time looking at the schedule and decided there wasn't any need for _that_ much service before 6a and started gaming out a revised service plan that drops early morning trips (opex) in exchange for more overnight layover space at Southampton.
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Idea for an East-West rail service: during peak, run hourly DMUs Springfield-Palmer-Charlton-Worcester, with a timed transfer to the Boston express train. Off-peak, run the diesel all the way through to Boston; there's enough track time to make it work.
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Replying to @garrett_wollman
I like it--I would want to see higher frequency but one step at a time, after all
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The plus side is that Stadler and presumably other makers will sell you EMUs and DMUs from the same family so you can share maintenance facilities, parts, and staff training. And I don't think East-West calls for more than 200 pax per hour.
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Replying to @garrett_wollman
Certainly will never get more than 200 per hour if there's only one train per hour...
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Well, if the trains start to fill up, you can add more. For that distance you probably want a bit nicer interior fitment though, more intercity and less transity.
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You can get very nice interior fittings even on trains carrying thousands per hour, provided the frequency and # of cars per train are there. It's true that you can add more, but my point is that the trains are unlikely to fill up if the headways are inconvenient.
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