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To be honest, a train leaving early is a lot worse than leaving late. It means you show up at the right time, and you lose it - not cool at all.
by gruturo 9y ago
To be honest, a train leaving early is a lot worse than leaving late. It means you show up at the right time, and you lose it - not cool at all.
- Slackwise 9y agoVery frequently, my train is up to 4 minutes early, and the doors open on the other side of the track, opposite the parking lot, so sometimes I'm totally on time, walking towards it after parking, but it's swooshing in, and I get to stand there, watch as others board... So yeah, not cool.
- dingaling 9y agoYes, by some quirk of fate I used to do navigation prompting for bus timed-course competitions; professional drivers on an unfamiliar route with a precise schedule to achieve. I'd shout-out current location, upcoming hazards and traffic controls, distance and time to next stop etc They'd be penalised ( say ) 2 points for each late arrival but 8 for early arrival, and the same for being seen to stop ahead of the specified location. I only did it for a couple of years but it was very interesting to watch the pros and made me appreciate the difficulties of maintaining schedules.
- nevster 9y agoToo true. I"ve had this happen at a crucial time and it was very annoying. I spoke to the station master and he said the trains are allowed to leave 20 seconds before the departure time "to keep the trains on time". What???? Sydney, Australia.