Re: [NSW] quality of trains on airport line

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Tezza <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > "Chris Downs"
> > > Tezza
> > > > Why put G or T sets on the AL at all? People don't know what train
> they're going to get so it was never an issue for stopping people from using
> the AL, just another bullshit excuse from the operators. If the lower the
> fares, people will use it.
> > >
> > > Leaving better, newer trains stabled on weekends and using older,
> grotier rolling stock - a marketing masterstroke.
> >
> > The Campbelltown Tangaras are out every weekend, but as I said people
> don't
> > know what train they're going to get so it's not a real issue. Regular
> > commuters will of course get used to getting a certain class and get upset
> > about getting something worse.
>
> Sounds like dodgy logic to me.  If people don't know what sort of train
> they're going to get then you would want to maximise their chances of
> getting a newer & cleaner train so that you have a better chance of leaving
> a favourable impression.
>
> And this doesn't just apply to the AL.

"Build it and they will come" eh? And you reckon I was using dodgy logic.
People aren't *not* using the Airport stations because of the trains (forget
the double negative). If they don't know what train they're going to get, that
can't be the reason not to use it. Especially interstate and overseas visitors
who wouldn't have a clue about our trains. People *are* using the Airport line
in their hundreds of thousands, so it can't be the trains. They're *not* using
the 4 private stations, so gee, could it be because they're a rip-off?