Re: Latest news on Speedrail

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Dave Proctor"
> "Tezza"
> > "Dave Proctor"
> > > > > No, you arrive at 1445 for a 1500 departure - just like you arrive
> at 1445 for your 1450 train to the airport (from Central),
> > > >
> > > > Again you're adding travel time to the plane that you're not adding to
> the train.
> > >
> > > No I am not. I am using a common starting point.
> >
> > Which just happens to be the VFT's starting point.
>
> And also happens to be a point that most travellers to the airport pass
> through.

I would definately dispute that most airline users go to the airport via Central.

> Remarkably perceptive.

Thank you.

> > > I would be using the time from
> > > Penrith. Most people travel through Central when going to the Airport by
> > > public transport (the majority of people).
> >
> > Most people don't go to the airport by train.
>
> But they still go through Central (Airport Express bus - goes through
> Central after the Quay/Kings Cross).

They must run hundreds of these busses each day then?

>
> > > Since Central is common to both,
> > > it is a valid place to start from.
> >
> > I disagree 100%. It'd be like me trying to use the boarding gate at the
> airport as a starting point (Yes, I know it's not common,
> > but it makes just as much sense.)
>
> What a lot of rot. Most people do go through Central,

Rubbish.

>even those staying in
> the City at CBD hotels go past Central on their way to the airport. If you
> are going to count travelling time, you should say something like "taxi - 25
> mins to airport, 5 mins to Central" - much easier to just use Central as a
> starting point, since that is where most people go through.

Again, rubbish.

>I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just
> stating my opinion and trying to get you to compare apples
> > with apples, not apples with oranges.
>
> I am comparing apples with apples.

No your not.