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Re: [NSW] An argument to keep station staff....
- Subject: Re: [NSW] An argument to keep station staff....
- From: Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@spin.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:11:09 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- References: <90va7f$ele$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au> <3A348CD1.26749079@iprimus.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:26671
I bet he would sound concerned and promise to do something and then he will sit
back read the paper while eating a doughnut and do jack shit about it.
Anita Lukaszyk wrote:
> Paul McCabe wrote:
> >
> > I have to wonder why CityRail employs station staff at St Leonards.......
> >
> > At least 2 staff members are employed there on a Sunday (one selling
> > tickets, one reading the paper both times I used the station!). All
> > barriers are wide open (as they have been since Friday night). The SPI
> > displays on the Up were showing the following train as next to arrive -
> > hence every train had a wrong destination and was shown on the SPI as
> > leaving several minutes early. Times like this I wish our info systems were
> > automated like Brisbane's and Melbourne's.
> >
> > This has occurred twice this week in the PM peak with the Emu Plains train
> > (express Parramatta, Blacktown, Mt Druitt) being shown as a Penrith train
> > with the typical Limited Stops pattern. Too bad if you were after
> > Strathfield or Granville!
> >
> > Had the station staff member lifted his head for a few minutes on either
> > occasion I noted him, he could have perhaps checked a handful of tickets
> > (giving him the benefit of the doubt that the barriers may have been broken
> > for 2 days), and checked to see that the SPI PC beside him was out of synch.
> > I just hope he was reading about fare evasion in his newspaper, and how
> > everyone once again loathes CityRail!
> >
> > Paul.
>
> Why don't you ring 9379 3000 and ask for the number for St Leonard's
> Station? The SM might be interested in hearing about this...
>
> --
> Anita Lukaszyk
> neety@iprimus.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~neety