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

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

"James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > James C. (thalytgvNOthSPAM@hotmail.com.invalid) wrote:
> > > http://www.theage.com.au/news/20000527/A20731-2000May26.html
> >
> > > Customers riding on trains/trams late by 5 minutes or more will get
> > > free ticket.
> >
> > This was done in Japan a while back. On Shinkansen services it extended
to
> > free food at the buffet.
> >
> > The difference there is that Japanese trains routinely run on time to
the
> > minute. Often to the second!
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
> So is Spanish AVE, oh well, it's a good start  to encourage operator to
get
> their actv together and put all the evdaeavour into running passenger
> trains, I guess....
>
> If this was done on Cityrail Cityrail would probabily bankrupt the very
next
> day:-)

But if you do it in conjunction with large fare increases, then maybe they
will achieve such an increase in revenue that the extra funds will enable
them to do the work necessary to reduce the delays. People won't mind paying
the higher fares, as long as it comes with a corresponding increase in
reliability. Compensate them when the system goes pear-shaped and they will
be even happier.

Dave