Re: [NSW] Who's got the worst trains

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <rUcC4.1056$_Q.447061@news0.optus.net.au>,
David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
>Gnome 412 (gnome412@hotmail.com) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
>> Each carriage on the network now carries almost 500 passengers a day on
>> average, compared to just over 400 in 1995.
>
>Let's see..... 
>
>An 8 car train carries 2000 people during the peak. That's 250 per carriage.
>
>Morning peak in with 250 people, evening peak out with 250 people. Wow!
>That's 500 passenger per carriage per day! 
>
>Why is CityRail running off peak trains when, according to the
>Terrorgraph's lie of argument, all these trains are empty?

 They also neglect to point out that the Indian Suburban systems use
single deck rolling stock, so there are less seats and floor area...

 Unless of course the Indian figures also include those to ride on
the roof!. (In 1.5KDC electric territory as well!)