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Re:‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’ by freelunch on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @12:27AM (#16582339)
So why does Tokyo’s system work so much better? They’re humans too, but apparently their transit system works much better.
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Re:‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’ by lmm on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @05:04AM (#16583315)
I don't know, but Japanese companies are notorious for never firing people, so it's very unlikely to be because they "fired everyone" as DiabloD3 was suggesting.
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Re:‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’ by Symmetry on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:57AM (#16584076)
They're privatized.
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