PO: a train waits always for late passengers

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Comment by William Jack Jordan on November 3, 2009 at 0:36

PO: a train waits always for late passengers
some ideas this leads to

A service that provides for all clients
An event that starts when everyone is ready
Time tables determined by the users
Waiting as a period in which information is fully gathered, before leading to the next step

Comment by Gijs van Beeck Calkoen on October 22, 2009 at 17:04

Nice comments and stuff for thinking!

To built upon the comments:

There are two trains, the second is leaving 5 minutes later than the first one. The second train is more expensive, but will deliver you at the next station of the first train. The second train has caught the first train and will afterwards return home.

Of course, to make it more profitable, the first train will always leave one minute to early -:)

Comment by Chris Rodgers on October 20, 2009 at 7:54

If the train always waits for 'late' passengers, then, by definition, they wouldn't be late.

Comment by Tony Alexander on October 18, 2009 at 10:32

Have twice as many engines, and half the compartments to each engine. After the first "half-train" leaves at the scheduled time, another "half-train" comes, say 5 minutes later. :)

Comment by Tony Alexander on October 18, 2009 at 10:27

The trains could always stay twice as long at each station.

Comment by Sinclair McLay on October 17, 2009 at 17:58

Trains - discount for being early?
A late carriage at end of train - minimal facilities and you are last off!
Restuarants - sell on your table to next party if you finish early
Funnily enough I work in pub near a staion and we set our clocks forward to give commuters more time!

Comment by Sinclair McLay on October 17, 2009 at 12:57

PO Strikers keep on working
Slightly related Gijs - in that it involves a bus company. Friend of mine lives in South of France and the bus drivers were on strike. So did this mean disruption, more cars on roads etc etc ? Nope- the drivers took the buses out and let the public on for free ! Immediate public support but also a bit of pressure on bus company to come to table - loss of revenue, continuing running costs etc