Re: Public transport making money (Was: Re: Metcard Xpress and Plastic Tickets (was: Metcard Machines and Tickets))

[Liz Irwin <eirwin@alphalink.com.au>]

I like what happens on the Brisbane trains (at least it did a few years
ago when I was last there).  A ticket seller walks up and down the
train,  At the same time he provides security (he had a walkie-talkie
etc), sells the tickets, checks the tickets (selling tickets is the next
logical step for someone minus a ticket), gave directions and generally
made life better for travellers.  I would assume that his presence would
also put off the messier types.  Oh, and I nearly forgot - food and
drink of any kind were not allowed to be consumed on the trains there. 
No wonder they were so clean!

Liz

WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote:
> 
> Lineman <grime@sympac.NOSPAMcom.au> wrote in message
> 7ss8jf$5jp$1@perki.connect.com.au">news:7ss8jf$5jp$1@perki.connect.com.au...
> 
> > Yes it is an Ugly experience,but surely with some money thrown in the
> right
> > direction things could change for the better,with out having to adopt the
> > Asian style of using the rattan or cane on wrong doers.
> 
> Why not? I like it - they will not do it again.
> 
> > Some of my suggestions follow.
> > Employ teams of casual staff(no.2or3)at terminal stations through out the
> > metro area to basic-clean trains on arrival during the day.$12p/h x 8 hrs
> > =$96 x 3 =$288 per terminal.
> > Not a lot of money is it.
> 
> You would need to have adequate turnaround times though. I have seen in
> Sydney where cleaners join a  train at St. Marys and walk through the train
> while en route to Penrith. They then return to St. Marys - by the time they
> do the round trip, they have got through the train.
> 
> Not sure if this is a regular method of operation, as I have not seen it too
> often though.
> 
> DaveP