15 Mar 2010: SEQ: Ipswich public transport commuters call for action

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Media Release 15 March 2010

SEQ:  Ipswich public transport commuters call for action

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport commuters has called for immediate revision of the bus timetable in the Ipswich area, and for the gaps on the Ipswich and Rosewood train timetable to be fixed.  The ongoing problems with bus and rail out west have reached a crisis.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"RAIL Back On Track members have documented the timetable difficulties faced by the bus operator in Ipswich (1).  Constant late running and a failure to meet rail connections is causing much hardship for commuters."

"We have previously highlighted the gaps on the Ipswich to Rosewood train timetable (2).  A timetable which has a peak service gap, between 4.38pm and 5.51pm outbound between Ipswich and Rosewood.  What a farce!  Would you wait 70 minutes for your train to go home after finishing work?"

"Is the fact that Ipswich is thought of as Labor heartland got something to do with the public transport neglect in the area?  We have been highlighting the mediocre public transport arrangements in Ipswich for years.  Enough is enough!"

"The gaps in the rail timetable and the poor timetable reliability of the bus is forcing people on to the congested roads, and causing much personal hardship and cost.  Time it was fixed please."

References:

1.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=3568.0

2.  28 July 2007: Ipswich to Rosewood Citytrain Services: Timetable improvements needed!
     http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=173.0

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org