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Naveen - 11-FEB-2010
These are recent pictures of the MRTS (Commuter /Suburban Rail) at Chennai. New elevated tracks have been added, but these pictures are from an old line on the surface, between Beach & Tambaram. |
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Preaching to the choir – converting people to use public transport ashfaq syed - 10-FEB-2010
Back in 1990’s driving was a pleasure on American Roads. Many evenings were spent going on a long drive enjoying the pleasure of driving the car on smooth and light traffic highways. People used to drive 50 miles every night just to put a child to sleep. Gas was cheap, traf |
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Sanjeev - 9-FEB-2010
Indian Railways has come out with INDIAN RAILWAY VISION 2020. It give clear vision for railways and whats coming up in the near future. 1. Add 25000 Kms of Lines by 2020 with Govt funding & PPP 2. Increasing Passanger Train speed from 110-130KMPH to 160-200KMPH 3. Capacity creation thru Doubling and Quadrupling of lines |
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BMTC Issues - From RCA perspective Bheema.Upadhyaya - 8-FEB-2010
Getting a cue from this suvery I thought why not analyse (to some extent) from Root Cause Analysis perspective of TQM (Total Quality Management)? According to RCA we should find further causes of further levels. So I am trying to just draft out whatever I think. Some of these may be just my imaginations or may feel too theoritical, as we can not understand issues from driver and conductors perspective. I am of hope that this may create some leads towards solutions not any solution as such. I am imagining survey Question as effects. However I am not analyzing any one from survey questions. But I am taking another simple effect ie, Buses not stopping in bus stops. This creates difficulties for a passenger, specially big problems for kids, pregnant ladies, senior citizens. I am trying to categorize each cause for better quantification. Effect - Buses not stopping in easy reach of waiting passengers in bus shelter Causes - |
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ss87 - 8-FEB-2010
ITPL: From Banashankari: (502 and MBS-24)*,321B,411E,411F,506 From Silk board: 500F*,411J,502 and MBS-24,321B,411E,411F,506 From Ulsoor/K.R.Puram Railway station: (304,306 & 319 series )** From Kengeri satellite Town: 502 From Rajarajeshwarinagar: MBS-24,373G From Electronic City: 600 From Hebbal: 601,506A |
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BMTC - It is all in the numbers ashfaq syed - 7-FEB-2010
One of the easiest scheduling problems to solve is when time and route are known. If the time and at least one (pickup or destination) is fixed, then it is even easier to schedule. If a pickup and drop schedule for 100 people going to an office has to be designed, simply get the pickup points and put it on a m |
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Best solution to namma trafficu! mcadambi - 3-FEB-2010
Recently the Govt of India has constituted the Kirit Parikh Committee to deregulate prices of petroleum products (diesel, petrol, kerosene, LPG). |
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psaram42 - 2-FEB-2010
After Public Private Participation PPP the Politics Personalities Parties PPP discussed in an earlier thread was interesting. I am with the “Prajagalu” as far as the abysmal speed with which things are progressing in our country’s politics as much we would like it in a hurry. |
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I came, I saw, I am Flabbergasted ashfaq syed - 27-JAN-2010
Came to Bangaluru after living in US for several years and I was shocked to see that the Bangaluru traffic has gone from bad to worse. In a way, I am happy! Ok, Ok let me explain. You see, with my MS engineering degree from US and working in US in various industries for several years, I have knowledge and experience to find simple solutions to the transportation problems. Bu |
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Non-disconnected Ring Road Routes ss87 - 25-JAN-2010
There has been a lot of topics going on regarding the disconnected Ring Road routes of Bangalore and problem in changing buses. But it is not the ordinary bus users but generally Volvo bus users who face this problem. Ring Road is not actually disconnected. Following routes imply it: |