flâneur

Transportist: Organisation before Electronics before Concrete

transportist.net · 2,323 words · saved by 1 readers

The idea Organisation before Electronics before Concrete is a retort to infrastructure-happy politicians who build too much and like the ribbon cuttings that concrete provides, and which invisibly improved operations do not. The idea loosely maps to the triad structure of railroads (discussed below) into the three parts of Transportation (Services) = Organisation, Equipment (Vehicles, but also Systems) = Electronics, and Facilities (Track) = Concrete. But what does it mean? I asked ChatGPT4 what it meant, and after a few iterations on the interpretation of “Organisation”, it came up with the following (edited for clarity). I understand your interpretation of "organization" now. I understand that "organization" refers to the optimization of transport operations, such as scheduling and service planning. Using this interpretation, the investment strategy "organization before electronics before concrete" can be applied as follows: Organization: Focus on optimizing transport operations to m

The idea Organisation before Electronics before Concrete is a retort to infrastructure-happy politicians who build too much and like the ribbon cuttings that concrete provides, and which invisibly improved operations do not. The idea loosely maps to the triad structure of railroads (discussed below) into the three parts of Transportation (Services) = Organisation, Equipment (Vehicles, but also Systems) = Electronics, and Facilities (Track) = Concrete. But what does it mean? I asked ChatGPT4 what it meant, and after a few iterations on the interpretation of “Organisation”, it came up…

related reading