Re: Melbourne Double deckers NEW APPROACH

["Steve" <scpemb@netspace.net.au>]

But you'd have to be brave to stand and watch an express that's going in the
right direction leave without you.  The following stopping-all-stations
might be (often is!) delayed or cancelled.

Steve


Mick Stock wrote in message
>[snip]
>One of the things that annoys me the most are the people who want a
>Lilydale train, but jump on a Belgrave train (or vice-versa) & change at
>Ringwood even though the following train goes where they want to. The
>others than annoy me are the people who get on an express at Richmond
>and force their way into a window seat, then get off at Glenferrie or
>Camberwell (even thought there is another train in the next platform
>going where they want to, but it is less than half full and will only
>take 2 or 3 mins longer to get there!).  On one of my semi-regular
>evening trains from the city, we usually pass an Alamain, a Ringwood,
>and sometimes a Box Hill train, all of which are typically carrying less
>than half capacity, and that's SEATED. The ones standing don't need to
>be doing so. I've seen many 6-car Alamain trains in particular that have
>only been carrying about 25% capacity. Yet at the same time, the express
>services are generally sardine cans, especially in the middle cars.
>
>Mick.
>
> mzs@eastwood.apana.org.au
> mzs@bigpond.com
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