michael769
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It is even more annoying when it is a stopper an you are on an express behind.
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When is a delay really a delay?
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The real nonsense is when 5 minutes late is treated as "on time". OK, don't count it for your stats, fine, whatever. But a departure board that shows "07:55 On Time" when it's nearing 8 and there's not a train in sight... Well, who does that help, exactly?
Do stations actually do that?
Again from my own experience, in SWTland, delays of anything from one minute are displayed on the departure screens, but they're only announced if they go over five minutes. Presumably because otherwise everyone would get annoyed at the constant delay announcements and tune out.
Again from my own experience, in SWTland, delays of anything from one minute are displayed on the departure screens, but they're only announced if they go over five minutes. Presumably because otherwise everyone would get annoyed at the constant delay announcements and tune out.
The boards work on Trust so depends what Trust says.
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Delays absolutely infuriate me, mess about with my meticulously planned schedule and have me wondering how I can get back on the track for the day, sticking my aspergers aside for a moment 
, I can see both sides to delays. When I'm delayed, I go through a panic stage when I don't know what's happening and once I do, I relax. At the end of the day, I'm not bothered as long as I get to my destination/get back home at the end of it. Its something that happens. I can sympathise with TOCs and Network Rail, THINGS GO WRONG, get over it. 10 minutes is nothing and isn't going to severely impact on most peoples days. Half hour plus, ok, it does start to impact on peoples days.
Quite often, especially with my commute/my football travels I build in a bit of contingency time so I can feel happy that 99% of the time I'll arrive at my destination on time and can relax when I get there, I'd rather be waiting at that end than in the middle of the journey. I like to know what's causing the delay out of curiousity and if I am delayed, try and find out, and if I don't find out, can relax knowing I'll still have plenty of time (unless of course there's a connecting train involved :P) .
When I don't leave contingency time when I can, I often land in trouble but even then, stuff can still go wrong. I remember trying to get to University in November, due to a failed train my train went one stop and I'd already bought my ticket, 1hr 10 later we were back at my original stop having been sent back, the train ran ECS to get to the other platform and the train resumed (being a 2hrly service). However figuring out I'd have got to my destination half an hour late abandoned my journey and got home about 2.5 hours after I left. It happens, people should realise that things can go badly wrong but it's never usually anyone's fault and its a once in a blue moon occurrence in most places.
, I can see both sides to delays. When I'm delayed, I go through a panic stage when I don't know what's happening and once I do, I relax. At the end of the day, I'm not bothered as long as I get to my destination/get back home at the end of it. Its something that happens. I can sympathise with TOCs and Network Rail, THINGS GO WRONG, get over it. 10 minutes is nothing and isn't going to severely impact on most peoples days. Half hour plus, ok, it does start to impact on peoples days.Quite often, especially with my commute/my football travels I build in a bit of contingency time so I can feel happy that 99% of the time I'll arrive at my destination on time and can relax when I get there, I'd rather be waiting at that end than in the middle of the journey. I like to know what's causing the delay out of curiousity and if I am delayed, try and find out, and if I don't find out, can relax knowing I'll still have plenty of time (unless of course there's a connecting train involved :P) .
When I don't leave contingency time when I can, I often land in trouble but even then, stuff can still go wrong. I remember trying to get to University in November, due to a failed train my train went one stop and I'd already bought my ticket, 1hr 10 later we were back at my original stop having been sent back, the train ran ECS to get to the other platform and the train resumed (being a 2hrly service). However figuring out I'd have got to my destination half an hour late abandoned my journey and got home about 2.5 hours after I left. It happens, people should realise that things can go badly wrong but it's never usually anyone's fault and its a once in a blue moon occurrence in most places.
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At Greater Anglia stations, I have also seen that delays of anything from one minute are displayed on the departure screens, as with SWT, and I think this is good.
However, at First Great Western stations and Arriva Trains Wales stations I have noticed that a train is no longer displayed as 'On Time' only when it is expected at least 3 minutes late. I don't agree with this practice.
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