Solar-Powered Trains- Quakers Hill Commuter

I meet lots of interesting public transport commuters every day, some of them (actually most of them) are astounded to how I approach them, provide them with our details, so that they take up  further and future interest in public transport travelling.

So, as I discuss local transport issues and/or ask them for public transport improvements, sometimes, I think I don't have much time to talk to them. Yet, we do our best.

This evening, I met Kazi and his wife (who was sleeping), yet was very attentive as I was speaking to Kazi in relation to public transport topics. Kazi travels by City Rail trains from Quakers Hill to Town Hall and return during the week, Monday to Fridays.

He and his wife find the general riding of trains bumpy and that track work maintenance should make other lines (for trains to travel on) to make rail trips flow easier.

 He also claims free Wi-Fi connection should be supplied on train carriages making it easier for each commuter to use the Internet with their electronic gadgets, keeping them entertained, whilst on the journey and  placing them in their own comfort zones.

Finally, he was also presenting a suggestion that should be accepted by City Rail to reduce ticketing prices and that is advertising billboards alongside the railway. This would promote a net earning income and commuters could be influenced by the making decision to purchase products and services advertised.

Then, his wife mentioned that the NSW for Transport and City Rail Managers, should look into the future for a solar-powered train, so that the NSW Government will save costs in the long term.

Mount Druitt Commuters Improvement Group Inc. - Advertising signs - Quakers Hill Commuter!

A young university from Quakers Hill departs the City Rail train at Blacktown train station today and was very interested in what in what our local public transport advocacy group is doing and whole heartedly supports the Free shuttle bus route petition that we are proposing in and around Mount Druitt, which brings a deserved benefit to the people of Mount Druitt.


She thinks our group should  have advertising signs around the area advising letting people of what we are doing.

Quakers Hill Commuter Has Researched Transport History!

Brilliant gentleman commuter from Quakers Hills understands that train travelers on public transport is good he want ti see (like everyone else), expecting that required is quieter and  faster. With buses he feels that Quakers Hill is properly serviced as opposed to Mount Druitt - where more bus services are required.

He has experimented with his family (wife and three children) travelling by train from Quakers Hill to Blacktown Westfields and found it cheaper to go there by  private car.Then he provided his philosophy; if  we have expensive public transport less commuters will travel - whilst if we have more affordable public transport, then more commuters will use public transport.

The research the covered on public transport,  is the NSW Government collects $600M annually, collecting City Rail fares and  then there is the cost of $1.2B on a new Electronic Ticketing System (ETS) over the next few years. This is also based on fares being subsidised by the NSW Government.

Whilst he was doing this research, he didn't pick there in a public transport interest group, supporting commuters for public transport and was happy with that!