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RE: [NSW] September 2001 timetable and Millennium train delivery
- Subject: RE: [NSW] September 2001 timetable and Millennium train delivery
- From: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@MailAndNews.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 23:18:34 -0400
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
- Sender: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@MailAndNews.com>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:38587
>That then raises the question of cause and effect. If the patronage is
>insufficient to justify more services, is it because the hourly
>service does not encourage people to use it? Would a more frequent
>service mean increased patronage?
Almost certainly, especially as that area gets more and more urbanised. Most
of the people there drive to Blacktown when they want to get a train.
And dupeing the line would improve reliability. There oughta be a law
against
single track
Vaughan Williams
Secretary
Public Transport Users Association
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne 3000
http://www.ptua.org.au