Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Public Transport Costs Subsidised To Become Free Fares For All!

David from Blacktown, a lovely gentleman, who loves completing varied  puzzles in the MX newspapers, has provided quite unique ideas to provide happy commuters in the future.


Firstly, David claims that we are behind the times by 50 years in relation to trains. For example, the weekly cost from Blacktown to the City  from City Rail is $50.00 and this is an expensive item that has to be accounted for in family budgeting - where this wasn't done in the earlier years. His idea shell-shocked myself , blew me away and startled myself. That was his first idea: free fares for all commuters but subsidised by wall  and electronic advertising on inside every walls on trains and he even includes external advertising on trains - even buses do that now!




















Now if this blew you out check out his next idea:
Another way of paying for the fare is being subsidised by food and beverage sellers on the trains. They would be contracted by Transport for NSW and the employees paid a standard wage. This can be job creating, provide commuter satisfaction by providing free fares. The same thing is done with the MX magazine it  is subsidised by many many advertisements. In fact more advertisements then actual articles.


Mount Druitt High School Student Travels Long Distance To School!

A young year nine student Abdi, who's family has lived in Mount Druitt within the last 3 years has to travel long distance to get to his Cherrybrook High School.

It appears there isn't a  north-west bus service (at least) that will make him reach the Cherrybrook area bus/train. This is where 'one' would not assume he would be heading this way to commute to school and I'm sure there are other commuters in the same 'boat' (pardon the pun)! The long way is: Mount Druitt to Parramatta train station by train and  transfer to catch metro bus M60 from Parramatta to Cherrybrook.  A  Metro bus from Mount Druitt to  Castle Hill would bring him closer.






Here is an example of time travel from trip Planner results:

ou Searched:


From:

Mount Druitt Station

To:

Cherrybrook

When:

Wednesday, 02 May 2012

Leave after:

7:15am

Mode:

Regular Buses, Trains, Ferries, STA School Bus

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OptionDepartArriveTravel timeTransport
1 Bulletin7:26am8:45am1hr 19minstrain icon bus iconView trip 1
2 Bulletin7:30am8:55am1hr 25minstrain icon bus iconView trip 2
3 Bulletin7:43am9:04am1hr 21minstrain icon bus iconView trip 3
47:53am9:11am1hr 18minstrain icon bus iconView trip 4
5 Bulletin8:01am9:27am1hr 26minstrain icon bus icon bus iconView trip 5

Cold Train Strikes Hot Topic!

This afternoon I sat near the air-conditioning vents on a Tangara carriage and it was releasing cool air. It had been running cold air since Joy from Blacktown claims this is her only transport issue ( and she was sitting down in the aisle side of the seat). The only good thing about the cool air was it felt like we were breathing fresh air.


I am unsure how City Rail can allow trains to run around in the cold leaving commuters more cold. Joy thought that there would be more people behind her that might be unhappy! And she might be right!


Sometimes how we would feel on cold trains in winter



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