Re: BC Transit and the (almost) new buses

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From: Curt Sampson
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 00:00

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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.

cjs
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From: curt@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson)
Subject: Re: BC Transit and the (almost) new buses
Date: 1996/05/07
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