Re: [NSW]SRA billed $15m for airport link's shortfalls

[Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@spin.net.au>]

The last time I went there to see of friends it cost $15 to park and about $5 in
petrol. We had 4 people so if we took the train it would have been close to $50
plus we would not have had to trip over junkies, schoolkids etc

William Miller wrote:

> Well...
>
> From out my way (Parramatta) cab fare to the airport is about $40-50 one way
> while the one way rail fare is $11:40. That's Parramatta - where were you
> thinking of? What is cab fare from the CBD?
>
> As for driving yourself, if you are actually going somewhere you will be up
> for some pretty steep parking charges - My last one was $94.00 (my trip
> turned return in 1 day to 2 nights). This is an unusually high one but even
> if I am away only the day the a/p parking is a lot more than $11:40. That's
> if you cannot con someone into dropping you off but that's not driving
> yourself is it? Don't know about bus alternatives
>
> Depending on the time of day and *if* you are lucky with connections at
> Central the train will be as quick as driving. I sometimes I take it if I
> have not much baggage.
>
> Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@spin.net.au> wrote in message
> 3A14CD95.CDE8E3C0@spin.net.au">news:3A14CD95.CDE8E3C0@spin.net.au...
> > Maybe they should look at there prices first. Why take tyhe train when
> > driving yourself, getting a cab or a bus is cheaper?
> >
> > Gnome 412 wrote:
> >
> > > The owners of the Sydney Airport rail link are demanding more than $15
> > > million in compensation from the State Rail Authority in the wake of the
> > > failure of the $900 million project to attract enough passengers.
> > >
> > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/0011/17/national/national1.html
> >