Re: [NSW] CityRail on time running

[Ben <sporologist@yahoo.com>]

James C wrote:
> 
> Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> hnk4jsk7pmoeiqe8jcem6ue8b4pslfvvlj@4ax.com">news:hnk4jsk7pmoeiqe8jcem6ue8b4pslfvvlj@4ax.com...
> > http://www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/Media/otr.htm
> >
> > interesting to see that the figures for May only go up to 19th, 2 days
> before everything seemed to
> > go wrong.
> >
> Tsk Tsk tsk.....POOR performance compared with Hillside/Bayside and
> V/line.....
> 
> http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/htmldocs/tranroad/TrackRecord.pdf

That's not the fairest of comparisons.
In Melbourne, trains are considered to be on time if they are no more
than 6 minutes late. In Sydney, it is 3 minutes.
Also, the figures for Sydney appear to be for the peak periods only,
whereas the Melbourne figures are for all trains.

Ben Munro