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

["WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote:
>
> > david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au> wrote in message
> > 37DF40B0.4A1068CE@nmit.vic.edu.au">news:37DF40B0.4A1068CE@nmit.vic.edu.au...
> >
> > > If they get a bonus it should be operating the service ONTIME and TO
ALL
> > STATION
> > > as set down for that train.
> >
> > Agreed - by skipping stations, they are not operating to the agreed and
> > published timetable.They should be fined for not complying with the
> > timetable.
>
> The question is, why should they be fined when their delay is caused by an
idiot
> passenger (or several)?

That is a different question, and raises the whole issue of fining them for
late running.

DaveP