Re: Connex rail maps in refurbished cars

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

So why confuse things by having a separate map with only their lines on it?


Daniel
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"Andrew Box" <boxy@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> If ya look they do have a map showing the whole system in the cars
>
>
> "Paul" <morbieus@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> 01c086c2$90fc38c0$09ef8ec6@morbieus">news:01c086c2$90fc38c0$09ef8ec6@morbieus...
> > In an effort to provide customer service Connex reduces the amount of
> > information available to the travelling public.
> >
> > A travelled on a refurbished Connex set a couple of days ago and noticed
> > the rail maps inside now ignore all non-Connex services (they are absent
> > from the new maps). One of the things I admired about Melbourne
transport
> > on moving here recently was the largely integrated method of travel with
> > comprehensive maps of the multi-modal transport system with its' one
> ticket
> > system of travel (typically a 2 hour ticket in one to three zones). Now
it
> > would appear that we are seeing the thin of the wedge beginning to
> separate
> > the comprehensive nature of this system. I mean, really, what is the
> > problem with providing the travelling public with ALL the information
they
> > may need? Why this THEM or US attitude? I feel this sort of attitude
only
> > leads to less co-operation between companies and increased frustration
for
> > the travelling public. I still have little idea where some places in
> > Melbourne are and the lack of a COMPLETE map I find a problem when
trying
> > to navigate the city.
> >
> > Paul
> > morbieus@hotmail.com
> >
> > "My whinge for the day"
> >
>
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