One man's perspective of the daily grind on board the Connex Melbourne metropolitan train system.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Thu 20 October - Guess which platform...?
Yes, it's platform 10 again. There seems to be some scaffolding under the concourse on the line that goes to platform 8, so presumably this is going to be happening for a while. Note to self, go up the back of the train tomorrow.
Home early on the 17:17, since I'm doing the sole parent thing for the evening. It's on time.
An extract from my first post best sums up what this is all about.
"Perception is reality" was one of the many glib phrases my ex-boss used to regularly use. Well my reality is that I have never had a full week of the train that I want to catch running on time. Let me rephrase that somewhat inelegant sentence - I don't believe that of the ten scheduled trains that I would wish to catch in any given week, all ten have ever run as scheduled. Ever. In over four years of commuting on the Sandringham line, my perception is that at least one train per week is either delayed or cancelled.
That's probably a pretty bold call, so to turn my perception into reality, I plan to keep a diary for a while and we'll see how often Connex can deliver me a full week of reliable services. Yes, I know that's a little self-centred, but isn't that the whole point of blogging?
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