Re: Sydney people movers.

[Ross Walker <rawalker@tac.com.au>]

"d.ready" wrote:
> 
> You are so right. The Sydney system are heavy duty people movers when well
> managed and I think that where any problem lies in the actual management of
> the system itself. We have been in The Netherlands for a month now from
> Sydney. Sydney/(NSW) should send a delegation over here to see how things
> are done with rail. The locals here just won't criticize their rail system,
> it is cheap, it is clean with not one train vandalized or has graffiti and
> things are always on time. Intercity trains run every 1/2 hour and
> "stoptrains" (all stations), every 1/4 hour 7 days a week. And the staff are
> friendly and speak both Dutch AND English. They have ticket machines that
> accept EFT. They have a 40% discount card for ALL trips outside 4am to 9pm
> Mon-Fri. We have already met one guard who has offered to take us on a
> private tour of Eindhoven and surrounds. This Netherlands rail system is as
> close to perfect as a rail system can get. And the fee free friendly banking
> system and cheap cable internet with no volume charges..... now that's
> another story/newsgroup........ :)))) But we will be back. Sydney and
> Australia are still home but it is nice to see what we are missing.
> 
> David
> 
> < Tell > <telljb@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> <3706f9a9.1619528@news.ozemail.com.au>...
> [SNIP]
> > Whatever the short comings of urban rail in Sydney
> > there is one indisputable fact, these are heavy duty
> > people movers and nothing else gets close.
> >
> > ----Terry Burton
> >

For all those knockers of CityRail, be thanful you don't live in Aukland
where, on a weekday services start just after 0600 & finishes just after
1900. Wellington is a bit better.

Regards,
Ross