> > NIGHTLINK TRAMS HAVE FINISHED
> >
> > Thank you to all passengers that have used NightLink trams
> > over summer. The success of the service will be examined,
> > and hopefully NightLink will be back for next summer. To
> > all those passengers that didn't purchase tickets - it's
> > your fault if its not!
>
> What are other people's experiences with the Night Trams? We seemed to hear
> very little about them, both in this newsgroup, and in official publicity.
>
> Here are a few of my observations:
>> -- SNIP -- <<
As a railfan and a night club patron I found the NightLink trams a cheap
way to get around.
I found it particularly hard how-ever to convince
friends to wait around at tram stops in the middle of the night for a tram
which *might* turn up (no individual tram stop info).
I was very suprised to find no conductor, with ticket machines in use.
The service is / was mostly used by young people who would be more likely
to fare-evade.
The trams which I caught and saw were mostly empty.
The service was very poorly advertised, some of my non-railfan friends
found it hard to believe a tram would turn up at 3am.
I can't see the service running again, although it would be good.
Thanks,
Gareth Lumsden
glumsden@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au
OR
s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au