Inversnecky
Member
I was interested to see these Dad Rail videos:
where a driver has a go at a train simulator, pointing out that in real life you drive to the conditions and not the timetable dictated by the simulator.
But this got me thinking: in real life operations, given both the variability of conditions, and performance expectations, how are these two reconciled?
Additionally, especially given the distances between stations, how can a timetable be adhered to with typical accuracy, given the differences in acceleration/braking/etc - do all these factors tend to even out over the course of the journey?
where a driver has a go at a train simulator, pointing out that in real life you drive to the conditions and not the timetable dictated by the simulator.
But this got me thinking: in real life operations, given both the variability of conditions, and performance expectations, how are these two reconciled?
Additionally, especially given the distances between stations, how can a timetable be adhered to with typical accuracy, given the differences in acceleration/braking/etc - do all these factors tend to even out over the course of the journey?