Re: Booked out Melb XPTs

[Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>]

WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote:

> Would be much better if they operated the way the airlines do (and
> coaches) - allocate seats prior to departure. It would be a bit more labour
> intensive, and they would need a few more staff, but if done properly, they
> could get far more passengers per train, and the increased revenue would pay
> for those staff.

Absolutely not. Passengers like the security of knowing exactly where
they are going to be, and more significantly, the
allocation-prior-to-departure process either (a) delays the train and
creates pressures for the passengers, as in the appalling system
operated by TranzRail in New Zealand, or (b) requires passengers to
attend at their joining point earlier than would otherwise be required.

Eddie Oliver