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

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

They are working on this problem... but they are woefully underfunded and
understaffed - apparently it's just two people that run the whole of
Victrip.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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"Glenn J-B" <grjb@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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
> 39C31FCE.D734C8A3@primus.com.au">news:39C31FCE.D734C8A3@primus.com.au...
> > 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
>
>