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> Trains in the rush hour Especially given the picture you provide, I think you're talking about intra-urban rail (subway, metro, even suburban commuter). Tha
by mmt 8y ago
> Trains in the rush hour
Especially given the picture you provide, I think you're talking about intra-urban rail (subway, metro, even suburban commuter).
That's a far cry from a 350-mile, 3-hour inter-city link.
Show me the picture for the London-Edinburgh "rush hour".
- IshKebab 8y agoDone: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article158562.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/a-busy-train-carriage-from-southend-to-liverpool-pic-jk-press-781702887.jpg https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article158562.ece/ALTE... Southend to Liverpool is 3-4 hours on the train.
- DrScump 8y agoHow close does it get to the stated 25,000 passengers per hour throughput metric?
- mmt 8y agoKeep in mind that's for light rail, only 1/4 of what the commenter claimed for HSR. With 3 occupants per vehicle, 4 freeway lanes could carry 25k, not as outlandish-sounding as 25.
- mmt 8y agoNot done. That's only, what, 240 miles? Which means it's not exactly high speed, is it? It could probably reach the 25k/hr that my sibling commentor is asking for, but not the 100k claimed for HSR. Additionally, if it's Southend-on-Sea, that's not a major urban area. At 25k/hr, you could move the entire population to Liverpool in a little over 7 hours. I smell a contrivance. Lastly, the name of that picture describes the train carriage as "busy" not something like "typical", so even then I'm skeptical. Try again. London to Edinburgh. High speed. Typical rush hour.