Re: Towards a better Passenger Service [WAS:Wonderful, Customer-Responsive GSR]

["Barry" <one@microsoft.com>]

John Dennis wrote in message <69ov32$4qa@inferno.mpx.com.au>...
>
>I cannot agree with this at all.  I travel, admittedly on business, at
>least weekly by air.  The number of tourists flying continually
>surprises me, and at holiday times (such as now) the planes are still
>full, even though many business folk are on leave.  My (extended)
>family would not dream of travelling interstate on either a bus or a
>train - not after doing it once, anyway - and again, I am surprised at
>how cheap air fares can be if you book the right sort of tickets.
>
>I would love to be able recommend to my Mum, sister or niece a train
>trip, but it simply doesn't compare with air.
>
>Cheers...JD


I'm with you John. It would be great if rail travel was practical for
ordinary unsubsidised travellers but it's not. Its slow, expensive and
inconvenient  compared to air travel.


Barry ampbell