Re: VIC - Suburban Trains

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

Ronald BESDANSKY wrote in message ...
>Because if I want to make a note to call somebody about the problem, I
>either have to get up at a station to look outside for the number (which
>might be only at the end I'm not at) and chance losing my seat, or wait
till
>I get off and write the number down then (if I remember, and again if I'm
at
>the 'right' end of the car.). Every other public transport vehicle I can
>recall travelling in has its number displayed inside. Isn't it useful to
>people repairing trains etc if they can walk through until they find the
car
>they're looking for

I was referring to the excuse that TPTB give out for not having it inside
the carriage. "The cynical answer I've come up with is that it makes it
harder to report damage or faults."

Dave