Readers’ Platform
Today’s railway is just speedy and greedy
FUNDAMENTALLY, there are two reasons for the timetable mess: speed and greed
Speed: We continue to upgrade our main lines so journey times can be reduced, but this is often by only a few minutes.
The consequence of this is more people travel longer distances to commute to work, primarily to and from London, thus requiring more rolling stock capacity.
Timings are tight so any slight mishap creates knock-on delays.
Long-distance commuting may be profitable for the TOC, but skews everything to cater for commuters.
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