Re: [Melb] $3.30 tickets almost useless

[John Dennis <jdennis@acslink.net.au>]

On 22 Sep 1999 07:34:35 GMT, Peter Parker <parkerp@alphalink.com.au>
wrote:

>The much vaunted $3.30 off-peak tickets offered to 
>train travellers appear to be almost useless for most
>off-peak commuters.  

[snip]

>Lower fares to encourage off-peak travel is a good idea, but the
>implementation is very poor.  The above three problems identified
>above are so severe that the $3.30 ticket will be a poor choice
>for the very types of off-peak travel that the ticket is supposed to
>encourage.  

Apart from which, it is only valid on week days.   Saturday and Sunday
have obviously become part of the peak period :-)

JD
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