Special Stations

I have knowledge of the special  train stations  where different  lines  share platforms; you wouldn't need to walk very far to get the next train. 

The nearest part of London to me is Uxbridge. If London were a clock face, Uxbridge would be 10 o clock on the north west edge of the clock. Uxbridge station is special because the deep level picadilly trains and the metropolitan line trains both go there on the same track and same platforms. 

Finchley road is a golden station because the trains that are heading in the same direction share the same platform side by side, if I wanted to get off a east bound metropolitan train and catch a eastbound Jubilee train, I would just step off and the catch the train from the same platform. Also westward, all the branches of the metropolitan west bound trains and the west bound jubilee trains go to the same platform. 

Kings Cross is cool because it is sheltered from the elements and the Hammersmith and metropolitan trains come to the same platform, I think the circle line trains go there also. Going west, only the Uxbridge branch of the metropolitan line train goes there but that's fine because you can just step off at Finchley road and get an amersham or Watford train on the same platform.

Mile end is similar, the Hammersmith and Central lines run side by side. Different platforms but you can step across without walking much. 

Perhaps I should draw a map for tourists so they can travel on the metro rail without walking very much. I would call it special station map. 

Toy Train

I imagined what would happen if I owned a city railway. The first thing people would think is "is this a toy train?" Because the trains are very small and they have a face on the front of them. The face on the front of the train would be lighting shaped like a face to show kindness to the passengers and light up the space in front of the train for safety. 

The trains would be so small that there is only one row of seats on one side of the train, there is also doors only on one side of the train, opposite the seats. The reason is because there would be more trains and they would run parallel on separate tracks, as soon as one train leaves a station, another train is directly behind it. The trains would weigh less so they wouldn't put much stress on the tracks and sleeper blocks. The wheel bearings on the train would also have less weight pressing on them. The passengers on the train would have a lot of space and a bike rack next to their seats. Each train would only go to one station from the platform, there would be a train stopping for every station over time and they would skip stations until they get to the one station they are heading for. 

When there are very few commuters, perhaps at 22:00, there would be less trains running and they would use less power because the electric motor would have less mass to overcome. But when it is busy, the work load is spread out evenly across the whole line so it would be quicker and more efficient than normal metro systems. 

Perhaps this thought only makes sense to me.