Re: Re: {nsw} When to change trains

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"Peter Parker" <parkerp@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Where you pay the same amount to go 5 kms through 2 zones as you do to
> > go 50 kilometres through 2 zones?   Sounds a bit unfair.
>
> Where abouts does this occur?  On the Melbourne rail system, you need a Zone
> 123 for
> trips like E. Camberwell - Ringwood, Murrumbeena - Noble Park & Glenhuntly -
> Seaford.
> These are all distances of considerably more than 5km.
>
> Of greater unfairness are local trips like Murrumbeena to Moorabbin, which
> need a Zone 12
> ticket, whereas to travel all the way to Williamstown or Glenroy can be done
> on a Zone 1.
>
> The only way to iron out these inconsistencies is to have a greater number
> of narrower zones
> (like Perth, which has 8!), and more gradual increments between each fare
> level.  However
> this can be confusing and adds to the proliferation of tickets which do less
> and less (though
> this is still not as bad as cities without multimode fare systems).  So a
> compromise needs to
>  be struck between simplicity and fairness.
>
> However way this compromise is achieved, penalties for transfers (whether
> same mode or same
> company or not) are a no-no.  This is because without transfers passengers
> may only be able to
> complete 10% of their trips by public transport.  With one transfer this
> might rise to 50% and with
>  two transfers it may approach 100%.  So if you're serious about increasing
> the capabilities of public
>  transport to satisfy  more of the public's travel needs (and therefore get
> a reasonable modal share
> for PT), transfers are essential.
>
> So let's make transfers as easy and convenient as possible.  A single fare
> and ticketing system, co-ordinated
> timetabling, and convenient interchange points throughout the network are
> all required to make it happen.
>

Where can I vote for you?

Al