PLANStink: MP's Media Release Ridicules New Timetable

TransLink Does It Again

Like most Sunshine Coast Commuters, I was appalled by TRANSLink's blatant disregard for, not only the commuter, but the commuters' families when they compiled the 2011 "draft" timetable.

Translink are proposing to put the current Roma St 5:14pm service back to leave at 5:02pm [earlier than the current 5:14pm service].

No extra service at peak (soon to be our rush) hour. The existing services have just been spaced further apart! Now it's a 45 minute wait between 5pm services !!

QR staff working in the building overhead may make the platform in time, but not 5pm knock-off city commuters who have more than a 2 minute walk to the station.

Translink also propose to change the timetable so that Sunshine Coast commuters will have an even longer day away from family. A minimum 1/2 hour longer no matter which end of the day you look at.

Under the new regime, 5pm knock-off city commuters will have to wait until 5:47pm [later than the current service] to catch a 20 station express service home.

20 station express services will be reduced from the current 5 down to just 4.

Many commuters already have to stand all the way to Caboolture (45min.) before a seat becomes available. The logic of adding further stops to an over-subscribed service on the longest route in the network defies belief.

How will this encourage the take up of public transport?

The locked in 15% price hikes for the next 4 years (2011-2014) probably won't do much to encourage it either. Will they?

This blog has been launched to give one voice to our grievances and allow each person affected, the opportunity to share the toll which these decisions will take on their family life.

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

MP's Media Release Ridicules New Timetable

Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell, has distributed a media release which highlights the absurdity of the 2011 draft timetable and calls on locals to support a petition to reassess the Sunshine Coast line upgrades now, not in 2031 as proposed by the government.

"..... the Minister has now released a draft train timetable for 2011 that will make it next to impossible for Sunshine Coast commuters to travel to and from Brisbane at a convenient time."

The full text can be viewed on Andrew Powell's website:
http://www.andrewpowell.com.au/2010/11/22/powell-media-release-did-someone-mention-a-rail-upgrade-22-november-2010/

Support the petition to reassess the Sunshine Coast line upgrades now.
http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/EPetitions_qld/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=1565

TransLink Does It Again

Nolan

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

MP's Media Release Ridicules New Timetable

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