> Do drivers get pleasure from closing the doors and preventing people
> from getting on?....I think the answer is yes. I reckon they time it
> perfectly.

> craig.richmond@virgin.net wrote:

>> Do drivers get pleasure from closing the doors and preventing people
>> from getting on?....I think the answer is yes. I reckon they time it
>> perfectly.

>
> In the peaks, if it means that the train runs to time and the following ones
> are not delayed, then that's the right thing to do, as it benefits most
> passengers. Yes, drivers should certainly be pleased to achieve that.

>craig.richmond@virgin.net wrote:

>> Do drivers get pleasure from closing the doors and preventing people
>> from getting on?....I think the answer is yes. I reckon they time it
>> perfectly.

>
>In the peaks, if it means that the train runs to time and the following ones
>are not delayed, then that's the right thing to do, as it benefits most
>passengers. Yes, drivers should certainly be pleased to achieve that.

>Richard J.
>(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)
>
>

> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:02:27 GMT, "Richard J."
>
> blueukder.co.yon> wrote:

>>craig.richm...@virgin.net wrote:

>>> Do drivers get pleasure from closing the doors and preventing people
>>> from getting on?....I think the answer is yes. I reckon they time it
>>> perfectly.

>

>>In the peaks, if it means that the train runs to time and the following ones
>>are not delayed, then that's the right thing to do, as it benefits most
>>passengers. Yes, drivers should certainly be pleased to achieve that.

>
> No, they should be unhappy about being told to be rude to their
> customers In any case, isn't it quicker overall to let passengers
> board and so make the platfomr clearer for disembarkers from following...

> No, they should be unhappy about being told to be rude to their
> customers

> In any case, isn't it quicker overall  to let  passengers
> board and so make the platfomr clearer for disembarkers from following
> trains?

> On 11 Mar, 18:07, "Peter Lawrence" idnet.com> wrote:

>> No, they should be unhappy about being told to be rude to their
>> customers

>
> Depends which customers - waiting for one person to board
> inconveniences all the ones already on the train trying to get
> somewhere. Drivers regularly waiting for every last customer is one of
> the remaining bad things about bus travel.
>

>> In any case, isn't it quicker overall to let passengers
>> board and so make the platfomr clearer for disembarkers from
>> following trains?

>
> No, since the platform is likely to fill up again anyway. On a high
> frequency service, getting a few more trains through is going to be
> better for capacity than making sure each one picks up every last
> passenger.
>

> On Mar 11, 6:07 pm, "Peter Lawrence" idnet.com> wrote:
>

>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:02:27 GMT, "Richard J."
>> blueukder.co.yon> wrote:
>>

>>>craig.richm...@virgin.net wrote...

> Mr Thant wrote:

>> On 11 Mar, 18:07, "Peter Lawrence" idnet.com> wrote:

>>> No, they should be unhappy about being told to be rude to their
>>> customers

>>
>> Depends which customers -...

> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Paul Scott wrote:

>> Mr Thant wrote:

>>> On 11 Mar, 18:07, "Peter Lawrence" idnet.com> wrote:

>>>> No, they should be unhappy about being told to be rude to their
>>>> customers

>

>>> Depends which customers - waiting for one person to board
>>> inconveniences all the ones already on the train trying to get
>>> somewhere. Drivers regularly waiting for every last customer is one of
>>> the remaining bad things about bus travel.

>

>>>> In any case, isn't it quicker overall to let passengers
>>>> board and so make the platfomr clearer for disembarkers from
>>>> following trains?

>

>>> No, since the platform is likely to fill up again anyway. On a high
>>> frequency service, getting a few more trains through is going to be
>>> better for capacity than making sure each one picks up every last
>>> passenger. ...