Re: Privatisation (was:Re: Late running trains go Express (Hillside))

[Dave McL <davemcl@AXE*THISiprolink.co.nz>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:

> Bob wrote: 

> : Likewise if an operator meets the timetable requirements, it can receive a
> : bonus for on time performance, this has already happened in the case of
> : Hillside.
> 
> A bonus?  Bastards.

But surely there are few better ways to get the trains to run on time
than to penalise them for lateness and reward them for on-time running?
That gives the company a powerful incentive to run to timetable.

I just hope the drivers share in the bonus.

David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand