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> Good luck in Poland, where an hour delay for a train is not a surprise. Worth remembering this is not inherent to trains, as evidenced by countries who run t
by throw0101a 4y ago
> Good luck in Poland, where an hour delay for a train is not a surprise.
Worth remembering this is not inherent to trains, as evidenced by countries who run their trains like clockwork, e.g., the Swiss:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPcHs-E4qc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPcHs-E4qc
Also the Japanese, who issue official apologies when trains leave 20-25 seconds earlier:
* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42009839 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42009839
* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44149791 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44149791
(Presumably because people time their connections so closely.)
- dreen 4y agoOf course, the problem in Poland is bad planning and lack of tracks. Europe on avarage has only got about half of the tracks we had before ww2, due to extensive damage. Still I can see things improving, slowly.