Re: [NSW] - hilarious SMH article

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor wrote:
>
> > "David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > 39D9CA0B.BBB49C52@ozemail.com.au">news:39D9CA0B.BBB49C52@ozemail.com.au...
> > > Dave Proctor wrote:
> > >
> > > > "David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > > > 39D9B442.B3D8E798@ozemail.com.au">news:39D9B442.B3D8E798@ozemail.com.au...
> > > > > Dave Proctor wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Less frequent and bigger - get rid of R sets, make all trains 8
> > cars,
> > > > but at
> > > > > > slightly less frequencies. If they do not have enough cars to
give
> > some
> > > > > > lines 15 minute frequencies, give them a 20 minute frequency
> > instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > 20 minute timetables don't work.
> > > >
> > > > Why not?
> > >
> > > Memory timetable is lost.  15/30 minute timetables are much more
popular.
> >
> > 20 minute timetable seems to work on some buses in the Penrith area -
easy
> > enough to remember.
>
> Perhaps the Melbournites would like to comment re: their 20/40 minute
suburban
> timetables?  (Didn't they get rid of them?)

They got rid of the 40's and made them 30's. There is plenty wrong with 40,
but 20 is better than 30.

Dave