Re: NSW State Rail...a nightmare that is getting worse

[james_ccj@my-deja.com]

> I don't call that filth even. I normally buy the paper, and when I've
> finished reading it, I leave it on the train for someone else to read
> (which also means, not flinging it in the air and watching it fall to
> bits). It works well, because when I don't have the chance to buy the
> paper, I usually find at least one readable paper within the confines
of a
> 3 car set.
Ohhh! that was you!  thanks a lot:-) I get to travel by train with
complimentry paper just about everyday:-)I leave it on once I finished
it also..unless I found an interesting article about trains(like this
morning's Herald sun with information of VFT) a good detail movie
review or one of my favourite singer's interview. Otherwise I would
fold it nicely on the seats.



> >> -Ticket prices are an outrage, and just keep going up. 35 bucks
for a
> >> weekly into the city and rising.
> >> * How much would it cost you to drive to work 5 days a week?
Include
> >> petrol and parking fees. It would be more than $35.
>
> And then take into account the wear and tear on a car, and other
costs
> associated with running it. Registration, insurance, service, crash
> repairs. Adds up rather quickly. Perhaps some willing being here
would like
> to calculate the full cost of running a car in 12 months, for your
average
> Joe Blow travelling from your average suburb to the average
workplace, then
> compare to train/bus/ferry/tram/bike/foot/rollerblade/horse/ufo (:
>
> Trains certainly come out the cheapest (or in marketing terms, the
most
> cost effective).
>
> Regards
>
> Michael
Even better with "all mode" style ticketing. Like Adeliade and
Melbourne. Sydney have rover ticket but they should consider through
ticket with SLRT and Monorail, Airport bus, Airport train(after may
this year) , Sydney explorer.

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Cheers

James


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