tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5677622597057786701..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: IEA Exhumes Flat Earth IdeaTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-18786634946188050302015-02-04T08:29:19.443+00:002015-02-04T08:29:19.443+00:00Max possible under ideal conditions (whatever it i...Max possible under ideal conditions (whatever it is) is never a good idea to build into actual operations. Look at Heathrow, planned to run at near max possible, as soon as there's a bit of fog or snow it all goes wrong. Imagine planning 1000 coaches an hour then cancelling 400 an hour because of ice!SteveBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-16589151725809944822015-02-03T21:47:18.313+00:002015-02-03T21:47:18.313+00:00How bizarre, I was just reading the story of the o...How bizarre, I was just reading the story of the original proposals yesterday at http://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/near-terminal-case-saving-marylebone-rail-road-conversion/<br /><br />There will always be idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-64055139846211164182015-02-03T20:33:36.977+00:002015-02-03T20:33:36.977+00:00The comment above links to an interesting article,...The comment above links to an interesting article, but does state that 1000 is the max possible under ideal conditions, and lists a number of other factors that reduce this number considerably, eg weather, corners, entry and exiting junctions, backing up traffic from roundabout or lights.. Clearly 1000 coaches is not achievable.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-4635935242575192842015-02-03T18:42:20.383+00:002015-02-03T18:42:20.383+00:00Max capacity for a single lane is 2100 vehicles pe...Max capacity for a single lane is 2100 vehicles per hour, given ideal conditions. Identical buses would be pretty close to ideal. 1000 an hour would seem very achievable www.indevelopment.nl/PDFfiles/CapacityOfRroads.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-58625211226699225722015-02-03T16:18:41.383+00:002015-02-03T16:18:41.383+00:00Sherman:
"During the bloody breakup of Yugos...Sherman:<br /><br />"During the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia, he was an adviser to and apologist for President Radovan Karadzic of the Serb Republic of Bosnia, from 1993 to 1994."<br /><br />Nice fella.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-66784363772213581162015-02-03T14:19:05.747+00:002015-02-03T14:19:05.747+00:00“It is well established that a single lane of a mo...“It is well established that a single lane of a motor road, free of junctions, may carry up to 1,000 express coaches per hour."<br /><br />Is this Modern transport planning written by Jane Austen?<br /><br />I think it stands about as much chance of being real as the average reader of Pride & Predjudice has of coming across Mr Darcy in real lifeCeebsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-6919545602158496532015-02-03T13:54:25.269+00:002015-02-03T13:54:25.269+00:00“It is well established that a single lane of a mo...“It is well established that a single lane of a motor road, free of junctions, may carry up to 1,000 express coaches per hour."<br /><br />Sounds like the ideal kind of road for these self-driving cars that will definitely be available within 3 years... So presumably the IEA wouldn't object to us getting on and building the HS2 earthworks and bridges, but not laying the tracks?<br /><br />Er, right?Neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-71996922456095073972015-02-03T13:32:18.895+00:002015-02-03T13:32:18.895+00:00Cambridge was conned into having a hugely expensiv...Cambridge was conned into having a hugely expensive Guided Busway. Although now finally capable of being used, it came in late, overbudget, sub-par in construction and ended in costly legal battles.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com