Re: Hillside Trains: The first 48 hours

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:
> >
> > : > i also noted at my local station (ginifer) there are signs promoting
the
> > : > royal melbourne show. a pice of paper was stuck on the sign saying
"take a
> > : > train" these have sprung up in the past 24 hours
> >
> > : Ginifer must have been relocated.
> >
> > : Last time I looked it was on Bayside<g>.
> >
> > So the poster should say "Take a tram" as Swanston trams and Bayside
trains
> > are the same.
>
> It's good to see public transport actually trying to encourage people to
> use it. The former PTC was effectively operating on the wartime
> principle of "Is your journey really necessary?"
>
> Cheers
> David

Yes but, "use YOUR railways always"!!!  Can't be used now, because they
aren't our railways, thanks to Jeff.

Hillside Trains ran regular ads on radio, whilst V/Line Pass ran ads for
train travel on country TV.

On a personal note I hope that Hillside and Bayside can improve ridership.

Bob.