Re: [NSW] Adverse publicity for CityRail

[magilla gorilla <choochoo72@mailcity.com>]

Simon Lane (cityrail boss) thinks cityrail has got a raw deal from the media and
in some cases they have but if you look at the big picture cityrail has had
problems

Michael McDonald wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> Tonight's (Sunday) news on TV One (NZ) contained a short item about Olympic
> Transport (taxis, buses, and trains).  I'm sorry to record that the negative
> publicity that you've mentioned before is being carried overseas.  The
> section on trains seemed to be completely negative, highlighting the
> statistic of one derailment per week.  Video clips were of a train or two in
> the dirt and an overcrowded platform at one of the underground stations.  In
> the case of buses, they emphasised the (lack of) speed.  Mentioned that
> travel by bus for some athletes to their venues takes up to three hours.
>
> Michael