What we do agree on is that the English terms probably aren't too good. I know, resurrecting an old discussion is bad, but I ran into this when looking for what the pulse and hold terms mean When describing computer circuits, these concepts are called edge and level, as in edge triggered and level ...

This is something I have tested, and thoroughly. Back in 0.11, double rows of long handed inserters was 50% faster than a single row of fast inserters when unloading a cargo wagon. In 0.12, they are exactly the same speed. Long handed inserters just use twice the space to perform the same function ...

I'm using wagons to load and unload my trains, you would think that is obvious, but I use them instead of the buffer chests. Some notes: This acts as a shared buffer, so it automatically balances. The wagons allow filtering, which is good because there are no smart long handed inserters in the base ...