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

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

It would be interesting to know the ratio of passengers to seats on both
systems.
I think CityRail would  come out clearly superior.

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David Martin
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Matthew Geier <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
8bbltn$61q$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au">news:8bbltn$61q$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au...
> In article <rUcC4.1056$_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!)
>
>