Re: Easter Show Trains - the REAL story.

tezza (tezza@atinet.com.au)
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 07:44:38 +1000

There was a claim one day that they'd moved 40,000 people between 9 and
10!

Derek Woodlands wrote in message <352bd97f.4369282@news.magna.com.au>...
>The Easter Show is in full swing in Sydney and the State Government is
>describing the public transport to and from the site (which for those
>who don't know, is part of the 2000 Olympics site) as an outstanding
>success.
>
>That is NOT what I have heard. The best they have done so far is to
>transport 13,700 people in an hour. They want to do 50,000 an hour in
>just 29 months time. Trains have been overcrowded, platforms 10 deep
>with people trying to board a train and many trains have been running
>up to 40 minutes late. There have also been delays in emptying trains