tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post1969594707682891744..comments2023-12-09T20:20:20.187+10:00Comments on BrizCommuter: QR's Rail Fail to continue for at least a year!BrizCommuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579844974945172195noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-4744179622551393402017-01-22T19:07:11.430+10:002017-01-22T19:07:11.430+10:00I don't understand any of QR's logic. I th...I don't understand any of QR's logic. I thought the point of the Friday timetable was to allow for driver hours being needed to provide the late night Friday-only services in the timetable - so why on earth are there other trains that run only on a Friday and not Monday - Thursday? Like the 4:50pm Ipswich to Central express?<br /><br />And meanwhile other lines cop 60 minute off-peak service gaps on a Friday, but Ipswich's 60 minute Monday - Thursday gaps are plugged only on Fridays!Somebodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707243501465478774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-73991483231703329362017-01-22T18:18:49.205+10:002017-01-22T18:18:49.205+10:00all seats + people in aisles isn't bombay expr...all seats + people in aisles isn't bombay express. GC commuters are just melodramaticBob Sagetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-8568530903363169502017-01-20T10:08:09.981+10:002017-01-20T10:08:09.981+10:00Although it does seem like trolling (anonymous wit...Although it does seem like trolling (anonymous with clearly pro QR bent), we simply don't know what anon's use of public transport that is informing their views. Let's face it, if they are travelling from Roma St to Central, they may be very happy with options, speed and reliability. For me, that is the only excuse for a total and utter failure of management, resource planning, ability to schedule timetables, reliability, and consumer rights.<br /><br />You know the system has failed when you have the Bombay Express to the GC and the announcer states there will be a "short delay" and everyone on the cartridge laughs and/or groans. You know that the system is failing when train passengers frequently have to take replacement buses. You know the system is failing when trains are cancelled and no replacement is offered (bus or otherwise), and no refund is supplied.<br /><br />I'm not pointing fingers at who is to blame and why (that's why I come to BrizCommunter), But to say "the service provided is very good when compared to other OECD countries" means that either the passenger has VERY limited use of translink, or VERY limited use of OECD public transport.<br /><br />Finally, in a democracy "continuous complaining about an issue" (also known as protesting or lobbying) is integral to a healthy democracy, not detrimental to it.<br /><br />It won't "hinder the process", the point is that the complaining is MEANT to add "political pressure" to REDUCE "further mistakes" and decrease the duration of agony.<br /><br />I, for one, support freedom of speech and believe political pressure is a positive thing in a democracy.Philip Leitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575105615763301952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-76642631719118815082017-01-18T19:31:31.741+10:002017-01-18T19:31:31.741+10:00Totally agree clearly u don't catch peak servi...Totally agree clearly u don't catch peak services catch a gold coast service 5pm they don't call it the Bombay Express for nothing can't get a seat on 6 car trainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-7987368431827485962017-01-18T17:43:11.970+10:002017-01-18T17:43:11.970+10:00Trolling again "anonymous" - do you work...Trolling again "anonymous" - do you work for QR by any chance? The 2 minute peak frequency on the Toronto and Montreal Subway are terrible aren't they? Take a ride on some of the 3-car services in the Ferny Grove, Shorncliffe, and Cleveland Lines and you will see passengers unable to board on a daily basis. BrizCommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579844974945172195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-77578552872101242692017-01-18T10:31:02.541+10:002017-01-18T10:31:02.541+10:00Canada's public transport is far far worse.
Up...Canada's public transport is far far worse.<br />Up until recently (last year I think) the shorncliffe line was every half hour. I'd be interested to know what timing you define as irregular and inadequate. <br />I am yet to see a Brisbane train passengers were unable to board, there is ALWAYS room to stand and I have seen very few occasions where no seats at all are available but people choose to stand anyway. The problem is not with the service or the frequency, it is with the attitude and expectations of the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-21190216566700999142017-01-17T20:43:03.611+10:002017-01-17T20:43:03.611+10:00If you actually believed that you would not be Ano...If you actually believed that you would not be Anonymous. You are either deluded or trolling if you make false and inflammatory statements like that but remain anonymous. Philip Leitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575105615763301952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-26764846187943486092017-01-17T16:49:03.030+10:002017-01-17T16:49:03.030+10:00You are kidding? There are many smaller cities wit...You are kidding? There are many smaller cities with better off-peak frequencies than QR's current mess (Perth being a good example). Peak frequencies are in many cases irregular, and inadequate on many lines resulting on overcrowding (i.e. passengers unable to board), notably on the Cleveland and Ferny Grove Lines. BrizCommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579844974945172195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-36910063017933699442017-01-17T16:09:40.226+10:002017-01-17T16:09:40.226+10:00I agree that Queensland Rail passenger services ar...I agree that Queensland Rail passenger services are a disgrace however I disagree that all aspects of Brisbane public transport are poor. The tram, bus and ferry services for example are actually reasonably frequent for the large area that they service as well as generally being clean and reliable. Time to privatize Queensland Rail and replace it with an overseas company who actually knows how to run a railway. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-89462367471002309972017-01-17T15:46:15.605+10:002017-01-17T15:46:15.605+10:00I think the service provided is very good when com...I think the service provided is very good when compared to other OECD countries etc, especially considering the population size of Brisbane/Queensland and the area the QR budget has to cover.<br />I also think continuous complaining about an issue that obviously will take some time to correct is only hindering the process as the added political pressure induces further mistakes and prolongs the agony. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com