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Again, stupidity or laziness.

Instead of buying a single ticket for every journey, how about the next time youve already get a ticket, go to the newsagent, even better, buy bulk!

You know you can buy a large amount of tickets at a newsagent or at your local premium station, or spend some time at the ticket machine, or the MetShop when you in the city, BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.

It saves you time. Instead of missing your train because of purchasing tickets at the station.

And also, are you buying the right ticket? Sometime you can save more buy buying Weeklies, Monthlies or even Yearlies. Take note of your travelling habits, and see.

It's really not my problem if you can't spend less than 5 minutes, after your journey ready for another day.

2 minutes without inconvenience, or 15 or more minute waiting for the next train! Do i need to draw the bigger number?

Good luck.

Contradictions

You know now that i recollect, i only saw some good things from Connex.


- Experienced very low amount of delays (6 minutes or more) 3/20 ain't bad, the other delays were less than 15 minutes.


- Trains were cleaner than usual. (yes! i also noticed more cleaners. As I have noticed at termini and Flinder Street, and, stations themselves cleaner too.

- Crowds aren't terribly badHere passenger stupidity accounts for delays: I witnessed, a large amount of passenger waiting. But the problems is that most were congregating outside the escalators. (Entering passengers of course) I looked at the Western end of Flinder Street, and what I see, EMPTY SPACE. And the thing is Connex staff were asking passenger to move down the station, further down the station.I'd daresay anybody can complain more, in 'that' situation. Just because people are lazy, those that can't walk slightly further, 30 metres won't kill you. It doesn't mean you can complain your arse off, because the train was packed.

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Not only that but, another day, during early-peak, i noticed a train getting full, or rather only towards the middle. Again passenger stupidity, those that couldn't be walking a short distance. (I'll exempt the disabled/elderly)as I saw a train depart. Carriages that were near escalators were more packed, than those that were towards the end of the train. And only a small amount; were those desperately running, not to miss their train...

And not only THAT, but door-way crowding, I see a train, not even packed yet. But what do i see, passenger standing in the doorways, gradually that builds up, causing limited movement. There was AMPLE sitting space, enough to leave up no-one standing.Who stands up just after leaving a station?, Unless there were passenger only going to the next station, of course...-


------------ (in relation)I recollect from the article: "I'm only monitoring it in peak hour — but that's the point. It's easy to run a train line in off-peak times." Phil M (CW)

Well, no. Peak time are important because they carry more people. True. This is also another reason why Connex has a higher percentage of things potentially going wrong. More people - more chance of something stuffing up.

Simplicity within itself.

Delays and Cancellations USUALLY and MOSTLY occur during PEAK times. Where there are more people to deal with, therefore and obviously, more chance of something stuffing up.With those figures, you seriously can't say that 'passenger' don't account for some if not most of the problems that Connex has to face.

Eh, back2work 2moro

Stupidity amongst the public, make that some

It's Not Connex's Fault

Hmm, an excuse you've always hear?!

Well, not quite.

You have three options. Faults's by;

By other passenger/the public/other. (More often the likely culprit)
- Vandalism
- Injuries and sickness
- General passenger stupidity (which is usually for more subtle delays (Topic #1)
- Passenger congregation around doorways, inability to allow further boarding, those who attempt to board a fully capacitated train, those that need to wait for their friend to come on board, those that hold the door open etc.)
- Accident/fatality
- Rubbish/littering
- Mother Nature
- Emergency Services
It CONTINUES (next time)

Connex. (You just blame 'Connex' just because theyre the ones operating the system)
- 'Snowball' effect, where a late train, become's a later train. (Due to other issues)
- Driver shortage (it's not easy to train, to drive, nor is it quick)
- Defective train (usually from above)
- Maintenance requires a number of sets to be 'out of service'

"Running a rail system, like any complex system, relies on a lot of people and systems to all work faultlessly together to achieve the desired result."Anonymous

Long/Short-term negative issues. (Long-term/Short-term issues that are difficult to really imrpove on without government and Connex impovement)
- Timetabling - (30% has changed since "The Met" era)
- Decaying infrastructure (signalling)
- Fleet incompatability.


TO BE CONTINUED

Topic #1

Well, seeing as this has begun, i'll pose a question/statement, which some may disagree/agree.

Delays within 30 seconds

Delays occur at stations without people knowing it. To an extent this can ad 10 minutes to a journey, and up to several more, throughout a period of service.

A major fact here is that some passenger feel it appropriate to hold doors open for the empathy of a poor person running toward the train, or for their friends to make it with them.

It's also another fact that numerous people find it possible to board upon a train that is apparently FULL. This relates to doorway crowding, because of the lack of consideration among other passengers within trains.

This bunching up at the doorways, with passengers attempting to board a train, is simply a safety hazard and a driver cannot proceed to close th doors. Over a line, this can be 5 or more minutes of delays, increasing as a train fulfills another service.

Passengers on board feel it necassary to stay within doorway areas, even though it's apparent that there is standing space further into the carriage, and even on some occasions SEATS! You can't complain there are no handles, they're on every seat.

Oh, no, not another one.

Hmm, after being a frequent poster these few days, i've begun another Connex/Public Transport blog.

WHINGING CONNEX

I personally find that numerous people who post on the connexwhinger site, take it to the extent unrealistically.

Here i will accept complaints, and respond (to the extent of my knowledge).


Congratulations on those that waste time here.


I can accept that Phil Moore, is stating some problems, except thatsome additional post-er are merely exagurrating, or even making up their own ideas of WHAT is correct.

Chris Tagle