Re: (NSW) How good are our trains?

["The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

No the round filing cabinet. (bin)

:-)

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> 
> Yes, I agree but it doesn't mean that we should not modernise ours. I believe
> there were plans to improve the air quality on Sydney underground stations -
> what happened to them? Put through the departmental paper shredder?
> 
> Chris
> 
> Dave Proctor wrote:
> 
> > chris@enet21.com.au wrote in message <38A13275.804B0F1C@enet21.com.au>...
> > >Singapore fares are roughly the same as ours but they get air conditioned
> > >underground platforms. Any plans for ours?
> >
> > There system (MRT) is also a hell of a lot newer than our system, and their
> > population is a lot denser (in terms of population density, not in brain
> > skills!) There are other factors at play in SIN, such as the restricted
> > traffic in the inner city area, and the relatively small land mass of the
> > country - all of which contributes to much higher ridership. This is evident
> > from the design of the trains - not much seating and heaps of standing room.
> >
> > Dave