Re: (OT Melb) Re: Connex site runs slow

["Glenn J-B" <grjb@ihug.com.au>]

Hi Railvic

I think I might have been a little vague in what I was saying. According to
Victrip there are no services from Hurstbridge to Collingwood until 6:33pm
if you do a search from 7am for all day. I know (even though I live in
Sydney) that you would need to change at Clifton Hill, but what about the
uneducated? They would see that there were no trains and may not travel.

The whole idea of timetable information is provide that - reliable
information. Try taking a look at the CityRail (complete with blurred
logo!). They are presented line by line, so you are able to follow the path
of ALL trains on one line. Slighty more sensible that VicTrip!

Regards,

Glenn

Railvic <railvic@primus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Glenn J-B wrote:
> >
> > Just a little off topic, but it wouldn't matter how fast or slow the
site
> > was, it has been a useless site since it was "Connexed". Me, well I like
to
> > be able to look up a timetable, but they have that stupid Victrip thing
that
> > only gives you trains between two stations on the one line. I gave up
and
> > went to Melbourne and got the timetables from Flagstaff. At least the
paper
> > is readable.
>
> VicTrip is a private company contracted (by the State Government?) to
> provide timetable information to general public on behalf of various
> operators.  In regard to timetables, in the past you wouldn't be able to
> see schedules between two lines (eg. Lilydale to Broadmeadows) anyway.
> However if this is not what you meant, then I don't have trouble reading
> those timetables either.  I have selected two locations and it provides
> stopping times for station(s) in between.  Don't forget you can select
> to see the timetable for ** ONE DAY ** instead of just a couple of
> hours.
>
> > Doesn't make sense to convert a site, yet not have your timetable
> > information ready, afterall, if you want people to travel over your
network
> > you need to give them information at their fingertips. But please don't
> > panic, the timetable information will be arriving in October. Not bad
seeing
> > it officially became Connex in July
>
> Actually November not October, unless Connex has brought it forward that
> I'm not aware off ...
>
> Railvic