The Sydney Morning Herald has a couple of articles today on the proposed changes to the CityRail network and timetable next year:
Basically, the North Shore line is getting shafted again, with off-peak services (10am to 2pm) being reduced to 4 services per hour (down from 8, which I swear doesn't happen anyway). A couple of other lines will have reductions, too.
According to the SMH:
The equivalent of only seven new trains will be added during peak times, but officials believe removing underutilised trains in the middle of the day will allow them to fix CityRail's disastrous performance getting commuters home.
So… how exactly will reducing the amount of off-peak trains increase the performance of the trains in peak hour? Mat brought up a point that because there is less congestion, guards and drivers will most likely be more on time when switching trains, which will in turn reduce congestion… etc. However, I don't see why reducing the trains in the middle of the day will affect peak hour, some 3 hours after the end of the off-peak period!
Will brought up the other day that we shouldn't be complaining about the lateness of the trains, but in this case, I have to disagree. The train system now is worse than what it was prior to the timetable changes last year, and has degraded severely in the last month or so. Trains meant to stop at Waverton or Pymble (the stations I usually catch trains from) routinely pass without stopping, and no explanation is given. I think if the Carr government doesn't do something drastic to the train system (other than reducing services!!!), then they're in for a shock at the next election.
Bah.
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