Re: Roll Call

[JJJim <jjjim@bigpond.com>]

OK well , im James 20 From Cleveland in Brissy.
im just a bit of an enthusist For rail, have been for a while now, Theres
something about Trains that keeps me interested. the sound , the power of several
thousand KW, the rumble of several hundred tonnes of metal of various forms
rolling past on a pair of skinny steel rails. from another view,  Electric's
satisfy an interest in... well lets say i used to play with electricty when i was
a youngin,  much to the terror of the old's haha.
As far as work goes, im an electronics / computer techincian, still in 3rd year
papprentice stage.  I applied At QR to get an apprenticship but missed out ,
pissing me off majorly at the time hehe. But thats life.

I would some day like to work for the Railways. but in the imediate future, id
like to study IT more. and be part of / own a 'puter buisness.

i think thats all thats relevent :-p or maybe even all thats not so relevent.


JJJim






Al wrote:

> Just thinking that it's about time that we had a roll call in the group to see
> where everyone's coming from (passenger, user, employer, employee etc) and
> what their background is.
>
> I'll start.  Alex, 22, live in East Maitland, use trains to get to/from uni at
> Warabrook, with the odd longer trip thrown in (Sydney and beyond).  I've also
> had an interest in trains my whole life, starting with models when I was still
> wearing nappies and progressing through to the stage where I chose my career
> (engineering) based on doing something in transport.
>
> There also seems to be two trains of thought (pardon the pun) about trains,
> and public transport in general, one being the users' view of "Why can't my
> train run on time/run more often/run express/go direct to where I want etc",
> while on the other hand is what I'd call the blinkered management view of
> "Adapt to our system if you want to use it".  OK, I agree that there are going
> to be certain conditions placed on using a train for travel, but so there are
> with driving (road rules), flying (try getting on a plane without a ticket),
> and sailing/shipping (red means stop, green means go, ie you have to give way
> to vessels on your starboard (right) side).  The point I'm trying to make is
> that some compromise has to be reached between those providing the service and
> those using it.  Opinions?
>
> Finally, a ticketing idea which would reduce fare evasion quite substantially,
> but would probably cost a fair bit to implement (thinking of CityRail here).
> Firstly, have barrier gates at all stations.  Secondly, before going through
> the barrier, the passenger must take a blank ticket, which is then validated
> (for want of a better term) with the start point and time.  Finally, when the
> destination is reached, the ticket is put into the barrier again, which
> calculates the fare based on starting and finishing station.  If a token cost
> is put on the blank ticket, say $5, then at the destination, change is given
> or more money required to get out.  (If no money is presented within a given
> time, say 2 minutes, then a fine is issued).  The same ticket could be used
> for daily, weekly, or longer periods, as the amount owing is recalculated
> according to how many times a ticket is used between the stations, so it would
> get cheaper per trip the longer you use the ticket for.  It could also be used
> between any two stations, and if a network is used, then it works like a
> TravelPass or Zone 1-2-3 Metcard.  It would also save money by not requiring
> as many tickets or inspectors, and reduce the litter problem caused by tickets
> (are magnetic stripe tickets recyclable?).  Finally, throw in pre-payment of
> credit (like a photocopy card or an E-tag) and let people go until that's all
> used up.  Who's for and against?
>
> --
> Al Pout
>
> Men are from Earth.
>
> Women are from Earth.
>
> Deal with it.