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

[sbob@nospame.here.ruralnet.net.au (Silent Bob)]

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:14:05 +1000, Liz Irwin
<eirwin@alphalink.com.au> wrote:

>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!


No, I'm afraid that sounds too much like a conductor.
We're not alowed to have them down here...  They have to be replaced
by machines....
Hmm...   I wonder what wold have been better..