Re: Airport line

["Ben" <smithb@alphalink.com.au>]

"James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > I had only good experiences with the airport line last week when I was
> > in Sydney, except for the hole in my wallet it left. Got off the plane
> > at 11:20, walked straight through the terminal (Qantas) down through
> > the luggage collection (didnt have any checked luggage though)and down
> > into the Domestic terminal station. I bought a ticket ,went down to
> the
> > platform and an s set had just pulled in,
>
> I had a different experience on 27/12 last year. I took the first
> flight from Mel-Syd arrived at 730(First time in 2 years I acutllay fly
> to Sydney!! ),went  down stair and found both platforms are pretty much
> empty ( <<5 people included me). The plasma screen showed there will be
> a train coming in 3 minutes but did not show the departure time. And it
> keep showing 3 minutes for the next 10-15 minutes!
>
> Why aren't those plasma screens on platform show the actual departure
> time? (like those OUTSIDE the station?)
>
> > Almost as streamlined on the way home, I had a lateish flight back to
> > melbourne so I had time to watch the XPT bound for melbourne leave
> (all
> > I could think was "suckers")
>
> Not many people fly that day(40-50% full),but XPT was, perhaps they all
> seen the movie "Met the Parents? " :-)
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> Railway Rasputin
>
your post reminded me that when I was waiting on platform 22 at central the
plasma screen originally said train due out 18 minutes (something like that)
which was contrary to the screen on the concourse but when the train arrived
it jumped down to 2 minutes.

Ben Smith