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		oniony on Jan 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All clocks are 30 seconds late In the UK the doors close 30 seconds before the advertised departure time.

jstanley on Jan 7, 2025 [–]

In the UK you're lucky if the train has even arrived 30 seconds before the advertised departure time.

maleldil on Jan 7, 2025 | [–]

That's not really true. In my experience (London), the trains are on-time more often than not.

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