Re: Freeride for late train/trams [Vic...where else:-)]

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@alphalink.com.au>]

> I think the issue here is, WHY does the bus have to go THROUGH the level
> crossing, if it's supposed to be feeding the train service? The biggest
> problem of today is that buses are competing against trains and trams,
> rather than their real competitor, the car. The bus should feed from
> suburbs not serviced by rail, to the nearest railway station, to allow
> people rail access to the city. Buses should also run to a more regular
> timetable. If this is the case, people will USE public transport. Instead
> we see stupidity like the City-Ringwood bus service. The train is quicker,
> and the bus then achieves nothing.

What about National Bus when they stuff the timetables by removing
buses, then have stupid timetables where the bus will leave 5 minutes
before the train arrives.  I am talking here about nights at Ringwood
where the train runs every 30 minutes, the bus every hour and the bus
will leave at 20 past the hour and the train arrive at 25 and 55 past
the hour.  How stupid, the bus should leave at 30 or 00 past the hour. 
This is what the timetable used to be, but it was changed when the bus
was extended from Shoppingtown to Crown Caniso.  No one would be so
stupid to catch the bus from Ringwood to Crown Cansio which takes about
2 hours, when the train takes only 45 minutes.  

I think National Bus should stick to feeder buses only, and the only
city buses be the freeway services.  So if a train line was ever built
to Doncaster then National Bus would have 100% feeder bus routes only. 
(but then if National Bus did have the Easter Freeway services they
would be bankrupt)


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Chris Gordon

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