Re: Booked out Melb XPTs

["WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Craig Haber wrote in message <378C8B96.9E2223CE@harnessnet.com.au>...

>How are the fares calculated in NSW?  The above statement is not
necessarily
>correct in Victoria - a through fare Melbourne - Colac is $19.50, yet
>Melbourne-Geelong is $8.60, and Geelong-Colac is $8.60 (hence $17.20
total).  No
>doubt this quirk occurs elsewhere in Victoria.

Surely this opens itself to abuse - what is to stop someone from buying a
ticket from Melbourne to Geelong, and then asking the conductor for a
Geelong - Colac ticket - it saves $2.30, but if you travel the route
regularly, the savings would add up.

NSW fares are calculated on a mileage basis - and the cost per kilometre
drops as you move up each band.

For example -

Sydney Cootamundra - $55 economy
Cootamundra - Albury - $32 economy
Albury - Melbourne - $49 economy (on Countrylink - V/Line is cheaper)

Total: $136 - the Sydney - Melbourne fare is only $96. - a $40 difference.
So it is in their interests to sell short trips.

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>Regards,
>CH.
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>Craig Haber
>albatross@harnessnet.com.au
>http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
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