Melby comments (Was: Melbourne Double deckers NEW APPROACH)

["Eric Cartman" <erkemail@yahoo.com>]

Hi

I have just come from Melbourne on a week's R & R and I had the following
thoughts (briefly) after travelling on all metro tram and train companies

Is HS, BS or Cherry Ripe the owners of Richmond station? I realise the need
for advertising but Richmond has gone too far i think......

Regarding the HS "A new train of thought" slogan, what happens if a train is
cancelled? Does that mean "I have lost my train of thought?"

I notice that (obviously) there are still MET logos everywhere and that HS
seem more aggressive with their marketing than BS.  Are HS planning to
change the rest of the colours on the cars in the same way as the new
stickers? It would look good I think.

Any comments?


Question Everything wrote in message ...
>Well what is the answer?
>
>Problem:
>
>Background
>Dandenong+/Frankston trains, travel into the city.  At some point in
>time, they are too full.
>
>This povokes the question: where?
>
>
>Caufield?
>SY?
>Cherry Ripe?
>
>If the Answer is Caulfield, more trains need to run there. (To FSS,
>there are paths available)
>
>Applicable Solutions:   Extra trains to Caulfield, whether terminate
>there, or Oakliegh/Cheltenham respectively, which needs to be
>determined)
>
>If the Answer is SY, it could be served by either the previous or next
>solution.
>
>If the Answer is Cherry Ripe Station (Richmond for those that don't see
>it each day)
>
>Is it from the changing of trains.  Is it from the Sandringham line (Yes
>I do have a self interest in this!!) Run 3 car trains in 5 minute
>intervals.  This would halve the people changing onto a single loop
>train to 1/2, and
>double the amount of FSS trains from PF1)
>
>If it is from others that start the train journey at Richmond, then more
>trains to FSS (But I don't think that the loop can carry more than one
>train every 3 minutes, which started this discussion in the first
>place).
>
>If it is the loop that is the problem, the double the platforms in the
>loop (Bifurcate, I what I believe the term is, but....)
>
>
>
>
>Dave Proctor wrote:
>>
>> Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au> wrote in message
>> 3824C0A6.9DBA5934@primus.com.au">news:3824C0A6.9DBA5934@primus.com.au...
>> > I have been on many a peak hour train eminating on the Frankston
>> line..they are a third full to begin with .they are
>> > full by Mentone, very full at Cheltenham, sure they run express -well
they
>> dont stop at the stations :-) to SthYarra
>> > where the first example of the morning pasenger tango takes place, then
>> Richmond where the pas de deux
>> > transpires...these trains are at capacity...I beg to differ...please
dont
>> confuse a system at capacity with a train at
>> > capacity.It is this "confusion" and viewpoints that have the Met at
>> relative standstill at the very times it needs to be
>> > moving at its greatest eficiency.
>>
>> You replied to my post - and I said exactly the same thing. There is no
>> confusion on my part.
>>
>> --
>> DaveProctor
>> thadocta AT dingoblue.net.au