Trains vs Buses

• transportspartan

  14 Apr 10, 17:30

  All fellow rail enthusiasts, are our trains or buses better?

  We can make a comparison by listing the advantages and disadvantages of trains here.

  Post the advantages and disadvantages of trains here!!

  For buses, please go to this thread to post!!

• ditzy

  14 Apr 10, 17:31

  Trains don't stop at traffic lights.

• theme_and_guess

  14 Apr 10, 17:34

  hard to take sneaky pics

• transportspartan

  14 Apr 10, 17:38

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Trains don't stop at traffic lights.

   

  lol (5 more posts to 100)

• willis_chong

  14 Apr 10, 17:49

    Originally posted by ditzy:  

  Trains don't stop at traffic lights.

  Signals... 

  Trains...
  Advantages
  - Faster
  - Lesser breakdowns
  - More user-friendly (announcements)
  - More capacity
  - Better frequency than buses

  Disadvantages
  - If theres a disruption, the whole line would be affected
  - Limited routes
  - Nosier at times
  - Accidents cause serious injuries or death of many
  - Breakdowns cause disruptions

  Buses...
  Advantages
  - Can go wherever the roads take them
  - If there's a disruption, the service of the route can carry on as usual
  - Accidents may not cause as much injuries and deaths
  - Breakdown buses can be replaced very fast

  Disadvantages
  - Not very fast
  - Not very user friendly unless there's PIS, even though there's PIS also not very user friendly because there's no audio (Fare stages may not be understood by passengers)
  - Capacity not very high
  - Frequency not very good for most services

• joeyfjj

  14 Apr 10, 17:53

  Buses do 60, trains do 80/90.
• smrt3099

  14 Apr 10, 19:32

  One more thread at the bus forums

  TS dun anyhow create new topics unnecessarily

  REDUNDANCY

• TIB657M

  14 Apr 10, 19:34

  Heng, I do not live my house which is near the MRT tracks, avoid those noises

• TIB1051D

  14 Apr 10, 21:17

  oi! u like to spam threads is it? u wan u go create ur own forum and spam until u shiok la!

• jcqh

  14 Apr 10, 22:54

  Originally posted by willis_chong:

  Signals... 

  Trains...
  Advantages
  - Faster
  - Lesser breakdowns
  - More user-friendly (announcements)
  - More capacity
  - Better frequency than buses

  Disadvantages
  - If theres a disruption, the whole line would be affected
  - Limited routes
  - Nosier at times
  - Accidents cause serious injuries or death of many
  - Breakdowns cause disruptions

  Buses...
  Advantages
  - Can go wherever the roads take them
  - If there's a disruption, the service of the route can carry on as usual
  - Accidents may not cause as much injuries and deaths
  - Breakdown buses can be replaced very fast

  Disadvantages
  - Not very fast
  - Not very user friendly unless there's PIS, even though there's PIS also not very user friendly because there's no audio (Fare stages may not be understood by passengers)
  - Capacity not very high
  - Frequency not very good for most services

  Well analysed

  Originally posted by joeyfjj:

  Buses do 60, trains do 80/90.

  That is the maximum speed. On average is abt 45kph due to the intervals at stations + deceleration, acceleration...

• Moka

  15 Apr 10, 02:04

  I will use bus if

  1) directly reach destination

  2) Less than 1 hour travel

  If not, I will chose MRT.

  I hate MRT because of the overcrowding and I will usually stand even though there's seat available most of the time to prevent people taking pictures of me if I happened to fall asleep. It takes 15-20 minutes from my home to MRT station too. And the stupid policy not to eat sweets.

• Kawac151

  15 Apr 10, 10:00

  I lkie train better. Buses take a damn long time to arrive (e.g sv no.17). Trains only need about 4-6 mins to arrive.

• xXIron_fistXx

  15 Apr 10, 13:33

  Originally posted by Kawac151:

  I lkie train better. Buses take a damn long time to arrive (e.g sv no.17). Trains only need about 4-6 mins to arrive.

  
  Agreed definately !!!

• Samuel Lee

  15 Apr 10, 13:56

  Originally posted by jcqh:

  Well analysed

  That is the maximum speed. On average is abt 45kph due to the intervals at stations + deceleration, acceleration...

  But Buses, seriously, the average speed is only about 30kph ~ 40kph.

• transportspartan

  15 Apr 10, 17:34

  This thread had gone to the point that it needs to be locked as it causes serious insults over me and the creation of two unnecessary threads. I apologise to all bus and rail fans for causing trouble through the creation of these two threads. jcqh, Bus_Speeder and willis_chong, please lock this thread. Thank you.

• TTFU

  15 Apr 10, 17:38

  

  You not only created two same threads on two places, and now posted two same post in these threads again. Thank you.

• jcqh

  15 Apr 10, 17:44

  Originally posted by transportspartan:

  This thread had gone to the point that it needs to be locked as it causes serious insults over me and the creation of two unnecessary threads. I apologise to all bus and rail fans for causing trouble through the creation of these two threads. jcqh, Bus_Speeder and willis_chong, please lock this thread. Thank you.

  Don't worry. None of the train fans blame you.

  I just want to make 1 comment.
  Bus fans, Train fans, we are common in 1 aspect - that we are transport fans. Transport fans that are unrecognised in the society; that are mistaken for terrorists, but in actual fact, we are all innocent; just wishing to do what we enjoy and get that perfect picture/video to showcase in our photo/video albums.

• TTFU

  15 Apr 10, 17:47

  This is a healthy debate. Why get so affected by some trolls.... fail....

• SBS2601D

  15 Apr 10, 17:49

  Originally posted by jcqh:

  Don't worry. None of the train fans blame you.

  I just want to make 1 comment.
  Bus fans, Train fans, we are common in 1 aspect - that we are transport fans. Transport fans that are unrecognised in the society; that are mistaken for terrorists, but in actual fact, we are all innocent; just wishing to do what we enjoy and get that perfect picture/video to showcase in our photo/video albums.

  
  Are you condoning what he did?

  Don't use the word "none". Please.

• TTFU

  15 Apr 10, 17:53

  What did he do ?

• jcqh

  15 Apr 10, 18:02

  Originally posted by TTFU:

  What did he do ?

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  
  Are you condoning what he did?

  Don't use the word "none". Please.

  I'm on neither side. It's just that TS did not do anything to provoke anyone here. It's just a discussion, so what's wrong?

  Ok anyway since TS requests the topic to be locked, i will respect his decision.