The product of the railways is the timetable
4 days ago
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- #railways
- #transport
- The product of railways is the timetable, not the tracks or trains.
- Railways compete with other modes of transport like cars, flights, and cycling.
- Railways must be reliable and fast to be competitive.
- The timetable is crucial for optimizing train movements and connections.
- Switzerland's integraler Taktfahrplan optimizes connections between train services.
- Japan and Switzerland integrate track and train ownership for better efficiency.
- Britain's railway privatization separated infrastructure from operations, causing inefficiencies.
- Great British Railways (GBR) aims to integrate track and train operations.
- Urban form influences the effectiveness of railway timetables.