Re: Upgrades to western line?

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

Its easy just dont pay on the bus section.It is ages since a train inspector
has been on my bus. Anyway i am not sure they can charge for a supplementary
service i have not read it in the Govt Gazzette.Don.

Dave Proctor wrote:

> Keith Walters <K_Walters@email.com> wrote in message
> 3833f0cc@news.syd.fl.net.au">news:3833f0cc@news.syd.fl.net.au...
> > This is disgraceful and an insult to all fare paying passengers
> >
> > I live on the Richmond line and it appears that there will be no trains
> > running at all. Is this the best Cityrail can do to improve our rail
> service
> > at what is the start of busiest time of the year... stuffup all services
> on
> > the western line?
>
> Penrith is marginally better. Do what I plan to do - drive to Seven Hills
> and park there. You will need to be early though.
>
> > So what do we get in return for being screwed around , we're asked to
> accept
> > some hollow apology for the inconvenience and delays and then we're asked
> to
> > pay for it.
>
> You also get off-peak fares 24/7 for the duration - still cheaper to buy a
> weekly though.
>
> > Cityrail has the hide to charge us any fare let alone an offpeak one.
>
> Yep - should be free.
>
> > Does anybody know what the 'offpeak' rate for a weekly ticket is?
>
> No such thing. A weekly at normal fare is cheaper than 5 off-peaks.
>
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