Robert Bosco Posted February 20, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 20, 2008 Is it me, or do trips on the new tech trains (R142, R143, R160) seem to take longer because of the automatic announcements. Whenever I ride the at night and I get an R160, it seems we idle in the station for a lot longer then we would if a conductor was making announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 20, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 20, 2008 Maybe a little bit longer than usual but nothing that noticeable. Maybe the conductor you're getting is a little slow on the controls or maybe it is that the train is a little ahead of schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted February 20, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 20, 2008 Yea the NTT trains do idle longer in stations.Because of the atuomated anncements.Like for example when redbirds were in service. They would only be the station for like 15 seconds and then leave on to the next station.But the R142 stays in the station for like 2 minutes because of pointless atuomated anncements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastman346 Posted February 20, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2008 I don't find them longer at all. To me they seem the same or faster actually sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted February 21, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 21, 2008 Pending on the conductor somethings on the NTTs. Some would rush through the announcements, some just let it play out completely. They have to keep to a certain time of keeping the doors open at a station. Can't just come into the station, open the doors for just 2 seconds, close them and leave. Doesn't give people time to get on or off the train. And late nights, it might seem that way because people might need just a little more time to get on or off trains because they may just be tired. And trains tend to keep ahead of schedule on some routes so just to stay on schedule, they just keep the doors open on a trains a little longer, just for a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted February 24, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 24, 2008 I don't find them longer at all. To me they seem the same or faster actually sometimes. Me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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