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Re: Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
- Subject: Re: Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
- From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 09:05:06 +1000
- Distribution: world
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: OzEmail Ltd, Australia
- References: <3b026c96$1@iridium.webone.com.au> <slrn9g9tbe.115.spammers-will-die@amalthea.dark.net> <Za8N6.60416$ff.468769@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <slrn9gbigu.is.spammers-will-die@amalthea.dark.net> <3b05cf8b@iridium.webone.com.au> <slrn9gd1a4.29s.spammers-will-die@amalthea.dark.net>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:37315
On 20 May 2001 00:38:10 +1000, spammers-will-die@austux.net (Jeremy
Lunn) wrote:
>In article <3b05cf8b@iridium.webone.com.au>, Derick Wuen wrote:
>>> I haven't seen anything about whether it will be part of the multimodal
>>>ticketing system. Or if it'll be another scam like in Sydney where it's
>>>something like $10 each way.
>>>
>>
>> $10 for rail in Sydney compares favourably with $7 (??) for PTC Airport
>> Express bus when time, predictability and comfort are taken into account.
>> Who's scamming what here?
>
>Come to think of it.... the Skybus from Melbourne Airport to the CBD is
>more expensive than the Sydney train! I was really pissed off when the
>driver said $11 or whatever it was. I couldn't beleive that a service
>that doesn't quite substitute a train could be more expensive than a
>train that has the same purpose in a different city.
In all fairness, Tullamarine is a lot further from SSS than Mascot is
from Central, therefore, I would expect the price to be higher.
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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