Re: Airport rail link

[Daniel Borowski <boffa@NOSPAMaltavista.net>]

in article 8FE6A0734gunzelT333@139.130.239.94, Michael at
usenet.spam@gunzel.net wrote on 8/11/00 3:38 PM:

> Alex Pout <alpout@optusnet.com.au> wrote in article
> <3a08dd6c$0$19413$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>:
> 
>> I forgot to mention that my other problem with Melbourne's public
>> transport was the lack of 24 hour running.  Even in Newcastle, I can
>> catch a train home at 4 in the morning after a night out, whereas in
>> Melbourne, it was time to shell out a cab fee home.
> 
> Don't see it happening under the current contracts. All timetable changes
> implemented so far, including those about to hit in the next week or so,
> are all part of the operators contracts - i.e. don't implement these
> timetable changes, and you'll cop a fine. 24 hour running is not in the
> contracts.
> 
> M.

At least bayside trains have increased the Sunday finishing time for the
trains from the ridiculous 11:30pm to midnight to line up with the rest of
the week.  They are now running later, just not much later.