Re: [NSW] quality of trains on airport line

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Chris Downs wrote:

> Tezza <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > 6qfS5.37803$SF5.704291@ozemail.com.au">news:6qfS5.37803$SF5.704291@ozemail.com.au...
> > > 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?
>
> You're dodging the issue Tezza.  Why stable better trains and run those in
> worse condition?  This is (or was) an issue on weekends if not weekdays.

The timetable calls for nearly every weekend train to be a tangara.  When the
Airport opened, extra trains were required, so R sets were introduced (I call
them the Boeing runs).

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David Johnson
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