Re: [NSW] If it's not our fault, the trains aren't late

[Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>]

I don't think its legitimate to massage figures according to what the
cause is. A late train is a late train is a late train.

In article <WT6e6.303$%3.8720@ozemail.com.au>,
  "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> The Telegraph gives "acts of God, suicides, flooding, storm damage
and extreme
> heat" as examples of factors that will be taken into account.  I
wonder how
> objectively this will be done?  If a 1 in 10 year rain fall event
causes
> flooding purely due to blocked drainage or obviously inadequate
drainage how
> will this be treated?  To be fair, Christie is quoted as saying that
the
> inclusion of the stats will only be suspended when the cause "is well
and
> truly beyond the control of CityRail and/or Rail Infrastructure
Corporation.".
> We'll see.
>
> Now they just need to provide stats for the full day rather than the
peak
> hours and separately show cancellations (including skipped stations)
to
> provide a really accurate picture.
>
> Sensibly Jim Donovan from Action for Public Transport suggested past
figures
> (last 12 months) should be recalculated per the new methodology and
be made
> public.  Boof head O'Farrell's only reported quote was negative - if
nothing
> else it makes him a model Shadow Minister I suppose.
>
> Chris
>
> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> K24e6.30$zt5.1946@news0.optus.net.au">news:K24e6.30$zt5.1946@news0.optus.net.au...
> > Under a CityRail plan, announced last night by the Co-ordinator-
General
> > for Rail, Mr Ron Christie, major rail delays caused by factors
outside
> > CityRail's control will no longer be counted in assessing the
network's
> > performance.
> >
> > http://www.smh.com.au/news/0102/01/pageone/pageone7.html
> >
> > (Apparently CityRail management will now pray for floods and fires
every
> > morning.)
>
>


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