Re: [NSW, CityDeRail] Worst Station Staff

[Glenn J-B <grjb@ihug.com.au>]

Untamed precocious little brats would be one way of describing school
"children". I occasionally have the misfortune of travelling CityRail in the
peak hour. I dread it. Moreover, try telling Mr & Mrs Little Johnny or Janie
that their child misbehaves....

In New Zealand they have a great scheme - everyone pays for a rail journey.
School children are required to buy school passes that cover a term, ie,
their parents as tax payers fork out the dollars. So if you want your little
Johnny or Janie to go a long way to school then you pay lots of money to do
it. Users pays. Much fairer.

More to the point, why should anyone get any sort of free travel? Cant think
of a financial institutions dont give zero percent loans/credit cards? Yet
we seem happy to cart school kids, pensioners and transport employees around
the countryside for nothing. Everyone should pay something.

> I have to agree whole heartedly with Dave. Have you tried to convince a
> school that little Johnny or little Janie is not behaving on the train?
> How often do the little Johnny's and Janie's overtake a whole train or
> part thereof?
>
> Also, the school pass (despite me disagreeing with it - especially the
> absurd distance some people are travelling close to Sydney) is only
> meant to take you to and from school to home. Next you will want an all
> services yearly at no cost so you can all improve your vocal chords or
> learn how to stomp on people's heads at taxpayer's expense.
>
> Just imagine if every uni student got free travel? I know there would be
> a few ausrailers who would be cheering at that!
>
> Eric
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Glenn Jackson-Bethell
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