Re: [NSW] Skipping stations - is it a common practice?

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Matthew Geier <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
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> In article <8ajqo7$s80$1@jedi.apana.org.au>,
> C. Dewick <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote:
> >Hi Danny,
> >
> >The problem is that you, as an individual, might be on a train that is
> >transposed or cancelled or delayed, and because you'll probably only look
at
> >it from your personal perspective, you don't see the overall picture, and
> >most people assume that they've been 'done a dirty' because *their* train
> >has been singled out for a change of plans. That's where the Network
Control
> >people come in because they see the overall picture and often if one peak
> >hour train is cancelled, it might directly affect 1000 people, but that
> >single cancellation could indirectly improve the situation for many
> >thousands of other passengers who are waiting for other trains which are
> >also running late.

Thanks Craig and others for the info... Now I know the situation when the
trains has been "transposed" to a different stopping pattern. But I mostly
hear the media and politicians "beat up" when that train has been
"transposed" - they have no idea as they never worked in CityRail.

Cheers.
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Danny Mok
dan@flex.com.au
FordGhia's Railway & Transport Page
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~phil05