Re: BC Transit and the (almost) new buses

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From: Martin_Williamson
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00

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curt@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson) wrote:

>In article <318ef17b.5949946@news.mindlink.net>,
> <Martin_Williamson@mindlink.bc.ca> wrote:
>
>>Since Skytrain's startup in 1986 they have achieved slightly better
>>than 98% on time performance.  Hard to believe because the breakdowns
>>affect so many and are well publicized, but it is true.
>
>That's not hard for me to believe. I'm not sure what exactly you're
>measuring with that 98% figure, but a quick guesstimate says that that
>leaves room for tens of thousands of late station-stops per year.

Skytrain considers any arrival or departure more than 30 seconds off
schedule to be late.

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From: Martin_Williamson@mindlink.bc.ca
Subject: Re: BC Transit and the (almost) new buses
Date: 1996/05/08
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