Gregory's Server@lynnesbian on the British railway, a train service cannot be planned to start, pass, call or terminate at more than 150 locations because the structured mainframe datafiles used to hold train paths can only hold this number of timing points for a given path
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@InsertUser @lynnesbian top snark but misses the point. This is a technical point about the timetable not about the operation of the timetable.  @InsertUser @lynnesbian it's a shame that with your erudition you are unable to resist the urge to share your obvious wit with others @wnd It's a pity that you can recognise wit, but somehow today can't realise that wit can depart from reality for comic effect. |
@wnd @lynnesbian timing points? You mean they're supposed to stick to a timetable or something? This does not match up with my experience on British railways.