One man's perspective of the daily grind on board the Connex Melbourne metropolitan train system.
posted by Connex Whinger at 8:00 am
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?
6 Comments:
I AM SO THERE
Good for you - make sure you bring a few friends!
I know we need to get rid of Connex but is the State Government really the best people to run the transport system.
They haven't exactly got any experts in this field do they, or even anyone who knows what a train looks like let alone what they are supposed to do.
Make the stupid bitch talk to her opposite number in Perth. Many people have said the same thing that they do a great job of running trains over there. If they can make it work and she can't she should piss off and let somebody else do her job. Just not Botchelor again but.
PTA www.pta.wa.gov.au
www.transperth.wa.gov.au
Allannah Mctiernan Minister for Planning and Infrastructure 08 9213 6400 or email alannah-mactiernan@dpc.wa.gov.au
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/koskys-train-plans-a-drop-in-the-ocean/2007/05/24/1179601576361.html
So they decide to add a couple of new services on some lines each day. They've apparently added an extra service on the Hurstbridge line which is hard to believe because half of the Hurstbridge line runs at capacity at off peak times. I can't see it being much use because every day there's a lot of trains on the Hurstbridge line that leave people behind on platforms as far as 20km from the city, and in the evening leave people behind at Parliament who cannot get on. Its not just one train. They currently have people counting passenger numbers at Jolimont which is pretty useless because it doesn't count the people who have been left behind at earlier stations!
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