Re: Connex rail maps in refurbished cars

["Andrew Box" <boxy@bigpond.net.au>]

If ya look they do have a map showing the whole system in the cars


"Paul" <morbieus@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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"
>