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

[paulrw@xa2.com.au (paul)]

>Some of them are complete morons anyway. I don't know if you are familiar
>with the layout of Penrith station, but there is a vast car park on the
>northern side of the station, and the ticket office is on the southern side
>of the station. One morning, I parked in the car park and then proceeded via
>the footbridge to platform 3 and then out to the ticket office. I just
>happened to time this with the arrival of a train from the City. The RPO's
>were waiting and, needless to say, did not believe my story that I had only
>just parked in the car park.
>
>They issued the infringement notice and then I realised that I had my
>receipt from McDonalds on me (McDonalds breakfast - yummmm!) It was dated
>and timed for 15 minutes earlier at Panthers (5 minute drive from the
>station).
>
>They refused to revoke the infringement notice and it was only after I
>called the Sector Managers office (and soon thereafter one of them was
>called into the SM's office for a phone call) that they revoked the notice.
>
>Surely common sense would dictate that they have someone on the bridge  - to
>firstly get anyone coming off trains and going to the car park (main reason)
>and also to verify that people do in fact come from the car park.
>
You'd think there'd be a  TVM or even a little office on the Northern
side or at least upstairs for the carpark, if only from 5.30am to 9am
weekdays.

paul