Richard White
Senior Member
They are quite uncomfortable for longer journeys and honestly there is no justification for them anymore with the mask mandate and other restrictions being lifted.
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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They are quite uncomfortable for longer journeys and honestly there is no justification for them anymore with the mask mandate and other restrictions being lifted.
LNahid2000
Senior Member
There was never any justification for them, other than theatre.
anb
Active Member
The ones with just a small pad between the seats and seatbelts, usually seen on the 40 route, has been the ideal setup by far. If all buses followed suit, then the general comfort will for sure enhance.
felix123
Active Member
I see. I don't mind them because I never liked the 2x2 seating that faces each other, and I feel that they provide a bit of separation.
I imagine that ML probably wants to wait until the fall to see if masks, etc are reintroduced although Australia is already in winter and states there have not yet committed to reintroducing them, despite rising caseloads yet again.
As for their utility in preventing infection by an airborne pathogen, I agree that there is probably not much. They might prevent a direct hit from a sneeze though
crs1026
Superstar
Epedemiology aside, I actually like the plexiglass on the trains - it reinforces the "privacy" of the seat (and hopefully reminds people not to spread themselves across two seats).
But man, if I had a sixth sense, I would have bought stock in a plexiglass manufacturing company about three years ago.....
- Paul
But man, if I had a sixth sense, I would have bought stock in a plexiglass manufacturing company about three years ago.....
- Paul
Northern Light
Superstar
Ooohhh; you're one of those narrow-shouldered people......
LOL
My shoulders are wider than the entire seat. (not by much), but that plexi can be quite cramping. I end up on the aisle so I can lean out a bit.
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APTA-2048
Senior Member
What bothers me most is having no armrest.
You’ll probably hate the ones on the SuperLos. The seats are slightly narrower.
Bordercollie
Senior Member
It likely has to do with available track slots and hours for crews. Another hour later could result in requiring another crew to take the train home which is $$
Richard White
Senior Member
What I was told it was a cost thing. Taking them out costs money so they want to lump it in with other work.
felix123
Active Member
Are we still on track for that rumoured announcement tomorrow about another service increase? Anyone hear anything?
LNahid2000
Senior Member
Since the current schedules go to June 24, my guess is that there will be an announcement Wednesday/Thursday of next week since that's the usual pattern.
anb
Active Member
GO is sort of smart with keeping their schedules not updated on trip planners until after they make their announcements, but it gets really annoying as you can check them on the local agencies before they announce anything. Brampton for example does just that and it’s sort of satisfying seeing the changes before anyone else does.
reaperexpress
Senior Member
Also, if you're booking a connecting VIA train you want to do that well in advance to get affordable prices, but then you don't yet know if/when the connecting GO train will run.
Although they send the new timetables to other agencies beforehand, it doesn't seem to be early enough for some agencies to update their connecting bus services on time. Some agencies, such as Ontario Northland seem to have a lag time during which the connections don't line up.
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Krypto98
Active Member
One of my Railfan friends Taylor out in Stratford noted that they just put up L10 and L12 markers in Stratford, installed today. they are also at St. Marys. No L8 msrker or mp40 markers.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
I think there is a discussion to be had about appropriate seat width and pitch and how perhaps for these considerations they should size seats so that the likelihood of someone not fitting in a standard seat is unlikely (i.e. <5% or even more) and provide for a way to convert standard seats into double wide seats for that remaining 2%. However, aside from the increasing of seat space, the partitions are good for protecting your space from those who don't respect your space for whatever reason. Be it coughing without control, bad hygiene, poor etiquette, or size issues... it is important for one person's issues not to become some other person's issues. It doesn't increase utilization of transit to spread misery across a larger population.