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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by user_7832 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @07:38PM (#30901876)
I was in the station for a different reason when I heard the announcement. The people entering and hearing the announcement were unsurprisingly very crestfallen, but it appears that twitter helped organize a lot of travel, with people posting where they were/going and picking up other travellers.

Also probably worth noting is that trains here are used fairly frequently, however unfortunately this isn't the first time trains are stopping - for example snow is a common reason for delayed/reduced service. (Snow isn't very common here in the NLs)

Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by mushyhammer on Sunday April 03, 2022 @09:28PM (#30902514)
> with people posting where they were/going and picking up other travellers.

That’s ludicrous, I wish people helping other people this way was more common.

Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by wolverine876 on Monday April 04, 2022 @02:35AM (#30903852)
Imagine if we did that all the time! An online ride board.
Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by mark-r on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:39AM (#30904188)
... which would stop working if the computer went down.
Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by shapefrog on Monday April 04, 2022 @05:18AM (#30904661)
You could even install rails that go along regular routes, and put on scheduled carridges that people could all jump into at designated places along the route.

The computer could generate a schedule and post it publicly so people knew when they could hop on.

Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by wolverine876 on Monday April 04, 2022 @05:39PM (#30912288)
You really don't see a difference between a public rideshare and public mass transit?
Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by BozeWolf on Monday April 04, 2022 @06:59AM (#30905178)
Finally a use case for the blockchain ;-)
Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by mushyhammer on Monday April 04, 2022 @10:45PM (#30914797)
Technically it exists, I wonder if that’s what they used. It’s called BlaBlaCar