Re: [NSW] Who's got the worst trains

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

A bit of maths:

Assume 1 Indian carriage has 0.66 (2/3) the capacity of one CityRail double
decker carriage.
Therefore, 25,809 CityRail carriages has the same capacity of  Indian 39,104
carriage fleet.
>From this, you can derive the figure of 426 passengers per Indian carriage,
slightly more than the 408 quoted for CityRail.
Do they count the passengers on the roof??!!

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David Martin
Web Developer
Info Blue Mountains - Blue Mountains Info
http://info.mountains.net.au



The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
38DA2D7B.3392B3FC@fastlink.com.au">news:38DA2D7B.3392B3FC@fastlink.com.au...
> Thats what the Terrorgraph failed to mention.
> Our carriages have more seating / standing capacity.
> But I'll let them off this time.
> rgds
>
> David Martin wrote:
> >
> > It would be interesting to know the ratio of passengers to seats on both
> > systems.
> > I think CityRail would  come out clearly superior.
> >
> > --
> > David Martin
> > Web Developer
> > Info Blue Mountains - Blue Mountains Info
> > http://info.mountains.net.au
> >
> > Matthew Geier <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
> > 8bbltn$61q$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au">news:8bbltn$61q$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au...
> > > In article <rUcC4.1056$_Q.447061@news0.optus.net.au>,
> > > David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
> > > >Gnome 412 (gnome412@hotmail.com) won a Nobel Prize for literature by
> > writing:
> > > >> Each carriage on the network now carries almost 500 passengers a
day on
> > > >> average, compared to just over 400 in 1995.
> > > >
> > > >Let's see.....
> > > >
> > > >An 8 car train carries 2000 people during the peak. That's 250 per
> > carriage.
> > > >
> > > >Morning peak in with 250 people, evening peak out with 250 people.
Wow!
> > > >That's 500 passenger per carriage per day!
> > > >
> > > >Why is CityRail running off peak trains when, according to the
> > > >Terrorgraph's lie of argument, all these trains are empty?
> > >
> > >  They also neglect to point out that the Indian Suburban systems use
> > > single deck rolling stock, so there are less seats and floor area...
> > >
> > >  Unless of course the Indian figures also include those to ride on
> > > the roof!. (In 1.5KDC electric territory as well!)
> > >
> > >