Re: [NSW] Carl Scully: "Everytime you buy a train ticket..."

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

eikkert@my-deja.com wrote in message <8beqih$i4c$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
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>> Australian rail fares are, in world terms, fairly low. Perhaps it
>> *could* be argued that if you are paying bugger all (and compared with
>> a lot of other countries, we are) then you get bugger all.
>
>I think the point is that a fare increase to "improve cost recovery"
>does not even make a promise to improve service from what it is right
>now. Even if we are paying bugger all for our current (bugger-all)
>service, paying a higher amount for the same service is not on.
>"Improving cost recovery" is merely a euphemism for increasing profit
>margins no matter how negative they are.
>
>> The greater revenue would provide investment funds to reduce the
>> causes of delays.
>
>You mean like the last fare increase...

That is why I made the point, which you conveniently snipped, that it should
be done  _in conjunction with_ an enforceable passenger charter, giving real
discounts for lack of performance by CityRail.

Dave