Minstral25
Established Member
GTR want dispatch to start 40 seconds before time, leading to RA at 20 seconds before time. (If this happens and the drivers play ball, trains will leave early all over the place. Granted it'd be by ten or so seconds, but that's not much consolation when passengers see their train leaving before time.)
Frankly, it's not about being 'quicker off the mark' - when the train is ready to go, it goes. If it comes in early enough it'll leave on time. No dispatcher stands there watching the time pass.
Why can't they make the public timetable 1 minute ahead of the Working Time Table, then start despatch exactly on-time to the Public timetable and then have 1 minute to get the train out - then the public won't have to think about 40 seconds before or get annoyed because the doors close in front of them when the public departure time is not up there yet. Remove conflict and de-stress everyone