Re: NSW Terrorgraph follows school girl around for story

["tony bailey" <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au>]

Seems a strange way to travel!

Why not go to Burwood and catch the 400 to Bexley?

It might be a lot faster

Tony Bailey


Eric Cartman wrote in message <394633f1@news.iprimus.com.au>...
>In today's Terrorgraph (13/6), there was a report about increased journey
>times under the new CityRail timetable, especially the East Hills line.
>While I don't have the article in front of me now, the gist is as follows:
>
>* Girl leaves school at Croydon with Terrorgraph reporter following.
>* Girl goes to Croydon station, catches train to Redfern, changes train to
>Riverwood.
>* Girl tries to catch bus from Riverwood station but it leaves 2 minutes
>early (how did they know this if they were with the girl)
>* Girl arrives home - long trip from Croydon - Riverwood (about 2 hours).
>
>Are the Terrorgraph so hard up for anti CityRail stories that they have 2
>hours to follow a school girl around? Surely they can do better. I wonder
>what they will come up with next? I wonder if the girl was walking slower?
>
>Besides the story, it shows yet another long trip made by a private school
>student at taxpayer's expense and how indirect our rail system can be.
>
>
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