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Maybe they need reserved seating, haha.



Or just more seats/capacity.


Tried building that. Price escalated, partly due to nimby pressure, partly due to inability for the U.K. to run large projects.

Now most of it has been cancelled and the benefits will be minimal.


    > partly due to inability for the U.K. to run large projects
And what do you have to say about the Elizabeth Line? At one point, it was Europe's largest infrastructure project. I would say it has been a huge success.


Just think, an extra 11 pounds per seat to reserve your own! I hate those stupid fees but it would increase revenue and at the end of the day… < I’d pay it :( >


Yeah, I dunno. It seems like a shame to charge people extra for sitting, but it also would be nice for a less-fit person to be able to encode the idea somehow “I’ll wait for next train if it means I can sit,” while still giving people the option to hop on when it is standing room only.

But like, now I assume if somebody is not very fit, they don’t really have the option, right? There will be a race either way and of course the people who most need a seat are least likely to win. (I will keep standing on trains in the hope it’ll keep me from ever needing to sit, haha).




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