Interim rail timetables

[dancingmongoose]

Seems the 24 minute gap (7.02 - 7.26) for the springfield inbound @ graceville is resulting in people unable to board carriages.

Yup, was on that service, all the seats were gone by Corinda, leaving people behind at Graceville. Eased a bit at Indro and Toowong thankfully

[ozbob]

Sent to all outlets:

24th January 2016

Re: Transport crisis next week in SEQ

Good Morning,

Authorities patting themselves on the back because the peak OTR was near 99% yesterday for rail network.  This does not tell the full story of course, a reduced service timetable means less services.

Due to the service gap in the inbound peak at Graceville 7.02 - 7.26am, on the7.26am it was so full passengers were left behind at Graceville.

Cleveland line, which has been treated poorly now for years is further neglected in the ' 2017 Train Timetable ' .

A RAIL Back On Track Member has commented:

https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=12524.msg186997#msg186997

With the release of today's timetable, the Cleveland line continues to be decimated .  Ever since 2014, people have had to re-jig their work hours in order to try and get the last "express" at 5:09 pm and now the last express is 4.54 pm which only caters to folks finishing at 4.30.  Not everyone is so lucky as "Top Tier law firms" generally grumble when you want to leave even at 5"00 pm.

Ever since our "express" train was diluted by introducing 6 more stops in 2014, Cleveland patrons have suffered in the early am peak because the patrons between Morningside and Park Road appear not to enjoy peace and quiet/reading time in the "quiet carriage."  Whether they can't be bothered opening a book for their short ride, who knows?    It seems QR now intends to little by little take away any express service at all during peak evening hours.  What have the Cleveland patrons done to deserve this?  I'm not sure, but I think we pay the highest fares around Brisbane Metro.

Please QR, bring back at least two post-5:00 pm peak hour commute services.

The 2017 Train Timetable will expose more problems as full loading progressively returns to the network.

Additional services need to be placed where there are congestion issues.  Additionally the further reduced Friday timetable needs to done away with and a consistent Monday to Friday put in place.  The rail network is likely to break down on Fridays, particularly in February when tertiary sector resumes unless something is done now.

All is not what is seems.

Best wishes
Robert

Robert Dow
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[ozbob]

Latest: #railfail timetable already going down - not so well ..
> https://t.co/eZxVIyFJAb#qldpol@StirlHinchliffe @AnnastaciaMP pic.twitter.com/tBctmcBxOP

— Robert Dow (@Robert_Dow) January 23, 2017

[#Metro]

Authorities patting themselves on the back because the peak OTR was near 99% yesterday for rail network.

What shall we call it when you go to the minister to have the timetable thrown out (multiple times) and cut lots of services

so that you can make your OTR / availability statistics look like it is compliant with the service contract?


People want to have a go at METRO skipping stations as ' contract abuse ', but what QR has done is cancel whole services

from the timetable over a period of months now (will be more than a year when all is done) and then declare high levels of service

reliability and availability.


The separate timetable for Mon-Thurs vs Friday illustrates this point - essentially Friday is the weekday timetable with cancellations

written out of it so that the statistics are calculated from a different base (move the goalposts) so they don't look bad.


I don't think even CONNEX Melbourne did that!

[ozbob]

Monty Python's Flying Circus seems real now hey?

[#Metro]

Paul Pluta video on Friday driver unavailability now available in the PP thread! 

The current model has failed. Protecting a monopoly no matter what has also failed.

Grab the whole setup and toss it overboard!

Paul Pluta Thread:

https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=12621.msg187019#msg187019

It's nice to have a crystal ball - but when the Queensland Government got one, they didn't know how to use it!!

[ozbob]

I agree with Paul on one thing.  It is a disaster for sure ..

Unless they fix the rostering system a Friday meltdown does seem likely.

I was dreaming last night that I was on the Transperth rail network.  I cannot get over how effective that network is - trains just buzzing everywhere with no fuss, just service.   It is hard to find a fault.  Even little things like network maps along the window tops.  So useful.
If I was a bit younger I would very seriously consider moving.  This mess in SEQ is just getting worse I am afraid.

[#Metro]

I think RBOT should issue a warning. So that nobody can say "oh, nobody told us".

Queensland Rail, thy name is CONNEX!

[ozbob]

I think RBOT should issue a warning. So that nobody can say "oh, nobody told us".

Queensland Rail, thy name is CONNEX!

We have, many times ...   

[#Metro]

If contracting is brought in, we should seriously send a team to Perth, WA to negotiate for the PTA to set up a subsidiary that can run
services outside of Perth and bid for operation of the QR network.

The WA people are not going to run train services for free / at cost in Queensland. They need to be paid for their time, so there would have to be some profit margin (service fee) in it for them.

They can't be handed the network directly, but should definitely be in the bidding. They would be extremely competitive against METRO, as the Perth network is virtually a mirror image of the Brisbane network with regards to trains, gauge and electrification.

It may seem unusual, but the French Government already runs Melbourne's trams through Keolis / Yarra Trams. Companies are happy to provide whatever they are paid to do. The bottom line means that non-performing management gets the boot!

#FleeQLD

[techblitz]

NOT GOOD

With the mon-thu 30 minute service gap at sandgate (7.26am - 7.56am )......you could essentially say that QR have rendered the 7.30 arriving 691 worthless.....

anyone hopping off that service now faces a 26 minute wait for the train.
This should be a flagged priority for translink and they will need to organise with hornibrook to set that arrival time back 10 minutes (preferable) or move the arrival time forward 10-15mins to reduce the wait time....if nothing can be done then they might as well just cancel the service...

[James]

I was dreaming last night that I was on the Transperth rail network.  I cannot get over how effective that network is - trains just buzzing everywhere with no fuss, just service.   It is hard to find a fault.  Even little things like network maps along the window tops.  So useful.
If I was a bit younger I would very seriously consider moving.  This mess in SEQ is just getting worse I am afraid.

You should consider a trip to Vancouver Bob. Half a world away, but incredibly frequent transit. Trains every 3-6 minutes, buses running frequently all day, every day, really a system which works very well. TransLink (BC) runs rings around TransLink (SEQ).

When I was there I had a perfect transfer, walked off the bus, down the escalator, on to the train and the doors closed behind me. You'll never get that in SEQ...

[tazzer9]

Just highlights how the politicians are not in control, and how the Translink service contract between the minister and himself essentially is unenforceable!

With such stellar management and performance as this, let's award bonuses and extend the service contract! </sarcasm>

I think its the opposite.   Its the politicians that are in control.   Everything goes down once you get a professional public leech making the decisions on things they are not experts in.

[ozbob]

Good deed for today
Standing on platform 3 Indro waiting for the Ippy
We all watched in amazement the Ippy arrive at one
Thanks to Peter @Queensland rail for holding service
I checked app and asked if the next Ippy would be on 3
Assured it was...
La De la De la

Footnote
I arrived at Indro ex Taringa on 3 so kind of expected it

[ozbob]

I was dreaming last night that I was on the Transperth rail network.  I cannot get over how effective that network is - trains just buzzing everywhere with no fuss, just service.   It is hard to find a fault.  Even little things like network maps along the window tops.  So useful.
If I was a bit younger I would very seriously consider moving.  This mess in SEQ is just getting worse I am afraid.

You should consider a trip to Vancouver Bob. Half a world away, but incredibly frequent transit. Trains every 3-6 minutes, buses running frequently all day, every day, really a system which works very well. TransLink (BC) runs rings around TransLink (SEQ).

When I was there I had a perfect transfer, walked off the bus, down the escalator, on to the train and the doors closed behind me. You'll never get that in SEQ...

Thanks James
On. My. Bucket. List.

[BrizCommuter]

Good deed for today
Standing on platform 3 Indro waiting for the Ippy
We all watched in amazement the Ippy arrive at one
Thanks to Peter @Queensland rail for holding service
I checked app and asked if the next Ippy would be on 3
Assured it was...
La De la De la

Footnote
I arrived at Indro ex Taringa on 3 so kind of expected it

Whilst it was good that the train was held, it is unacceptable that QR failed to inform the passengers of this change in the first place. QR's station and on-train communications seem to be getting worse recently.

[SurfRail]

I was dreaming last night that I was on the Transperth rail network.  I cannot get over how effective that network is - trains just buzzing everywhere with no fuss, just service.   It is hard to find a fault.  Even little things like network maps along the window tops.  So useful.
If I was a bit younger I would very seriously consider moving.  This mess in SEQ is just getting worse I am afraid.

You should consider a trip to Vancouver Bob. Half a world away, but incredibly frequent transit. Trains every 3-6 minutes, buses running frequently all day, every day, really a system which works very well. TransLink (BC) runs rings around TransLink (SEQ).

When I was there I had a perfect transfer, walked off the bus, down the escalator, on to the train and the doors closed behind me. You'll never get that in SEQ...

Except at Broadbeach South, although it is defeated pretty often by the tram pulling out just as the bus has negotiated its way into the interchange around the traffic on Hooker Blvd - but when it works, it really works.

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Queensland Rail services wound back to 2010 levels

QUEENSLAND Rail's dramatic 2017 timetable cuts have wound the clock back seven years on the number of services in some of the southeast's growth corridors, new analysis reveals.

A comparison by The Courier-Mail of 12 stations'he latest timetables against QR timetables in 2010, 2001 and 1998 reveal the spots where time has stood still.

The analysis centres on 12 stations identified by public transport advocates as problem zones.

It comes after Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe revealed last week QR would revert back to its November timetable, introduced as a stopgap to its driver shortage crisis, for 2017.

The timetable slashed 330 services a week from the short-lived schedule introduced last October.

Worst of the service black holes is the inner-city suburb of Toombul, where train services are lower than 2010, with 159 daily weekday services compared with 170 then.

That is just 23 extra services a day on 1981 levels; two years after electrification of the network.

Service cuts have also hit surrounding stations Albion, Wooloowin and Nundah.

Reduced services at the stations were introduced after the new Redcliffe line opened last October to allow for more express services from further north, bypassing the stations.

Auchenflower resident Debra Stark, 23, said the reduction in services and constant delays have left her out of pocket as she had to seek alternate transportation.

"If I want to catch a train to work now I have to leave at least 90 minutes earlier," she said.

"I've been forced to resort to using busses and even hire ubers at time."

One of the State Government's own backbenchers, Member for Nudgee Leanne Linard, last week weighed in by launching a petition calling on QR to fix the inner-north mess.

Train services stopping at Redbank in the fast-growing Ipswich region have also shrunk below 2010 service levels, dropping from 108 daily weekday services then to 95 services a day.

That is just one extra service on QR's 1998 train timetable in force almost two decades ago.

Ferny Grove station was the only station to show a major improvement, with 48 more services under the 2017 timetable compared to 2009.

But Rail Back on Track advocate Robert Dow said overcrowding on the line was still a problem.

Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe told ABC Radio this week he was "seeing gradual improvements but this isn't an easy thing to turn around."


Weekday services per day by station (Monday-Thursday):

Sandgate station:

1998: 78

2001: 78

2009: 78

2017: 106

Toombul station:

1998: 92

2001: 89

2009: 170

2017: 159

Strathpine station:

1998: 91

2001: 94

2010: 101

2017: 101

Burpengary station:

1998: 83

2001: 83

2010: 90

2017: 100

Kuraby:

1998: 89

2001: 82

2009: 93

2017: 97

Lota:

1998: 85

2001: 85

2009: 93

2017: 100

Doomben:

1998: unavailable

2001: 41

2009: 53

2017: 59

Ferny Grove:

1998: 80

2001: 81

2009: 94

2017: 142

Helensvale:

1998: unavailable

2001: 60

2010: 76

2017: 92

Redbank:

1998: 94

2001: 97

2010: 108

2017: 95

Richlands: (opened 2011)

2011: 86

2017: 90

Landsborough:

1998: unavailable

2001: 49

2010: 52

2017: 54

Couriermail 25th January 2017 page 9

Waiting on the line

[#Metro]

METRO might skip stations, but Queensland Rail skips entire timetables.

Only 11 more months to go. 

[ozbob]

Editorial Couriermail 25th January 2017 page 24

Courageous QR decision needed

[ozbob]

" ... overseeing a debacle ... "

Yes, it is.  It is a failure of public transport policy.  Will only be resolved ultimately by complete reform of how our public transport is managed and delivered in Queensland.  Limping along as we have been doing is just terminal sadly.

How? > https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=12341.0

[Gazza]

Basically, when Palaszczuk was transport minister she repeatedly said that our transport system was world class and all was well.

In reality it wasn't.

[ozbob]

I was interviewed by 7 News at Goodna rail earlier today.  Hopefully something in news this evening about the impacts of the reduced service timetable we now have.

[achiruel]

Does anyone truly believe appointing a new Minister will actually fix anything? QR needs a massive cultural change and I don't see how changing Minister will effect the required change.

[tazzer9]

Does anyone truly believe appointing a new Minister will actually fix anything? QR needs a massive cultural change and I don't see how changing Minister will effect the required change.

I don't but I think its a matter of principle that Hinchcliffe gets the boot.  At least the transport portfolio.  He is the one to have fed the public ridiculous lies.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Well Toombul is the biggest beat up I've ever seen. Why not compare it with the 2014 timetable for an even bigger blow out.

Northgate-Bowen Hills was service overkill. Too many people on trains while no one on others. The final two carriages of the Caboolture bound services were at crush loads but only because they are close to the park and ride at the stations. Leaving Wooloowin seemed like there was no on onboard after that. And inbound. Locals had their own preferred services to catch due to crowded trains from Petrie/Caboolture. Eagle Junction-Albion is a prime example of people preferring to catch any train on the subs because most of the time they were empty. Now the loadings have changed with those wishing to go to stations further out now having extra capacity that was taken up by those going short haul.  Anyway most of the services arrived at the stations at the same time. Oh they have lost 25 daily services but don't mention that of those 25 that 24 were trains arriving at the same time as another train during peak hours.

[BrizCommuter]

Well Toombul is the biggest beat up I've ever seen. Why not compare it with the 2014 timetable for an even bigger blow out.

Northgate-Bowen Hills was service overkill. Too many people on trains while no one on others. The final two carriages of the Caboolture bound services were at crush loads but only because they are close to the park and ride at the stations. Leaving Wooloowin seemed like there was no on onboard after that. And inbound. Locals had their own preferred services to catch due to crowded trains from Petrie/Caboolture. Eagle Junction-Albion is a prime example of people preferring to catch any train on the subs because most of the time they were empty. Now the loadings have changed with those wishing to go to stations further out now having extra capacity that was taken up by those going short haul.  Anyway most of the services arrived at the stations at the same time. Oh they have lost 25 daily services but don't mention that of those 25 that 24 were trains arriving at the same time as another train during peak hours.

If the "Inner North" stations had been served by the 8tph (7.5min) peak frequency in the short lived Oct '16 timetable, the complaints would have been minimal. However, it seems that most of the Northgate starters have been axed, which in addition with 3-car sardine cans, has not surprisingly annoyed a lot of commuters from these stations. These stations have also been hit hard in the off-peak as well.

Irrespective of whether the stations were previously over-serviced, a 77% cut in services is going to result in political fallout!

[ozbob]

For some Brisbane rail commuters, the revamped timetable is a case of back to the future. @VivienVD #7News https://t.co/tLzwHgNfd8

— 7 News Queensland (@7NewsQueensland) January 25, 2017

[ozbob]

Sent to all outlets:

26th January 2017

Rail transport crisis SEQ

Good Morning,

Queensland Rail had authority to proceed with 100 more train in crew in November 2015.  What happened?
( http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/10/24/plan-to-restore-queensland-rail-frontline-services-and-delivery )

The 2017 Train Timetable needs to be consistent for all days of the week.  We have grave concerns that the Friday reduced service timetable will not be adequate once full passenger loads impact in February.   Transport Minister Hinchliffe has said that he has directed Queensland Rail to put on extra services when they feel confident ( https://twitter.com/7NewsQueensland/status/824206917849387008 ). Really?  This is now beyond farce.

The first priority must be extending the Monday to Thursday timetable to Fridays, and placing some additional peak outbound services on the Cleveland line.

Then start progressively filling the peak service gaps.

We look forward to the Strachan Commission of Inquiry report.  Let's hope some real action is taken from that point.  Pandering spin is not helping.  Only decisive action with a progressive return of full rail service will restore confidence in Queensland Rail.

Best wishes
Robert

Robert Dow
Administration
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RAIL Back On Track https://backontrack.org

[ozbob]

Media: &#39; Rail transport crisis SEQ &#39;
> https://t.co/JuxN251zye#qldpol #railfail@StirlHinchliffe @QueenslandRail @N_Scales_TMR pic.twitter.com/K8AScL0V9n

— Robert Dow (@Robert_Dow) January 25, 2017

[ozbob]

Southeast Queenslanders assured enough train drivers are rostered on to deliver services on Australia Day. https://t.co/dbY6rVNxLR #9News

— Nine News Brisbane (@9NewsBrisbane) January 25, 2017

9 News --> Qld commuters given Oz Day train assurance

Southeast Queenslanders have been assured enough train drivers have been rostered on to deliver services on Australia Day following a series of timetabling debacles.

Queensland Rail says it also has a number of crew on standby for Thursday, when services will run to a normal public holiday timetable.

The operator says the same plans are in place for Friday, a day when many Australian businesses are bracing for a barrage of sick days as workers try to get an extra long weekend.

Acting QR CEO Neil Scales has been briefing Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe daily about roster planning for this week's services, with an additional meeting held on Wednesday.

"The minister has been advised by Queensland Rail it has a full roster on both Australia Day and Friday with traincrew on standby for contingencies," a spokesman for Mr Hinchliffe said.

Mr Hinchliffe has been under fire following a series of train debacles, including a Christmas Day clanger where a third of all services were cancelled with less than 24 hours notice.

Opposition transport spokesman Andrew Powell said commuters would be thinking twice about catching a train on Australia Day.

Mr Powell said Queenslanders knew from experience Mr Hinchliffe and the premier couldn't be trusted when they said the train timetable was under control after families were left stranded on Christmas Day.

"By New Year's Eve, commuters had given up - with 30,000 fewer people heading to South Bank because they couldn't trust the trains would turn up," he said.

"The only thing we can be sure of is that our train system can collapse with zero notice - and the uncertainty won't end until Stirling Hinchliffe is gone."

The train crisis was sparked in October when the opening of the Redcliffe Peninsula line put more strain than expected on QR's rosters.

Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/01/26/03/33/qld-commuters-given-oz-day-train-assurance#xHvLrwYAIG1dcQxv.99

[#Metro]

Transport Minister Hinchliffe has said that he has directed Queensland Rail to put on extra services when they feel confident

If you have a monopolist, which is what Queensland Rail is, you cannot also claim to have enforceable service standards.

Every time something goes wrong - you just put on the blindfold and say "let's extend the contract again!"

It is just madness!

Are people going to be eligible for cash bonuses this year as well?

The CEO "resigned" as did Kevin Wright - so they were not fired. Nobody has been fired from QR over this IIRC.

And I note the board, executives and transport ministers still have their jobs, even though this has now dragged on for FIVE MONTHS.

Why are they still there?

[ozbob]

Australia Day Brisbane trains will run on time: QRhttps://t.co/n5vVLzjgM7

— Brisbane Times (@brisbanetimes) January 25, 2017

[ozbob]

Sent to all outlets:

27th January 2017

Re: Rail transport crisis SEQ

Good Morning,

Despite the many assurances that rail would be fine yesterday, Australia Day. there was a failure to run the 12.03pm service to Gympie North and the subsequent return service which is timetabled to depart Gympie North at 3.47pm on public holidays.

"The minister has been advised by Queensland Rail it has a full roster on both Australia Day and Friday with train crew on standby for contingencies," a spokesman for Mr Hinchliffe said.

https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=12524.msg187084#msg187084

The absolute contempt for passengers who would have used these services was amazing.  On the outbound journey the following service advice was issued:

https://translink.com.au/service-updates/113936

12.03pm Central - Gympie North train cancelled between Bowen Hills - Gympie North

The 12.03pm Central to Gympie North train has been cancelled between Bowen Hills to Gympie North due to an operational issue.

Customers can catch the next Nambour train leaving Central at 1.07pm. There will be a replacement bus to transport customers from Nambour station to Gympie North.

A wait of around 50 minutes or so to get to the next service to Nambour and then endure the all stations bus to Gympie North.

For the return journey the following service advice was issued:

https://translink.com.au/service-updates/113946

3.47pm Gympie North-Central train cancelled, operational issue

The 3.47pm Gympie North to Central train has been cancelled due to an operational issue.

Customers will have a replacement bus to transport them all stations between Gympie North station and Nambour station, where customers will be able to transfer to the next available train to Central station.

The poor souls who were travelling on the 3.47pm ex Gympie North would have got to Nambour around 4.50pm we estimate.
The next service departs Nambour at 6.08pm. This is due at Central at 8.01pm compared to 6.32pm had the normal service run.

To avoid the wait at Nambour, perhaps they could have offered an express bus service to Caboolture for the pax north of Nambour.

When this sort of thing happens on V/Line, they just put on express coaches.  Happened to me coming back from Maryborough (Vic) in 2016. Arrived back at Southern Cross same time that we would have on the rail Vlocity service.

I have travelled a few times on the 3.47pm service ex Gympie North on public holidays and it usually is very well loaded, often full with no seats by Landsborough.  So I guess more than a few passengers p%ssed off (again).

There is also the failed connections at Landsborough with the 615/605 buses.  I am sure there would have been passengers hoping to make the connection and be back in Brisbane by 6.30pm and perhaps to make airport connections at that time.

Queensland Rail is getting worse not better.  It does seem that TransLink/Queensland Rail just do not understand the problems the punters are having with the ram-shackle service these days.

Will action be taken?  Do not hold your breath!

Best wishes
Robert

Robert Dow
Administration
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RAIL Back On Track https://backontrack.org

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[ozbob]

Premier expecting Strachan Commission of Inquiry report next week

Prem @AnnastaciaMP expected to get @qldrail Strachan report next week.

— Patrick Condren (@PatrickCondren) January 26, 2017

[achiruel]

They really need to get those NGRs running so the ICE$ can be put out to pasture, eh?

[ozbob]

First NGR being towed through Goodna 18 Feb 2016 ... nearly a year on now

[ozbob]

Errr ....

An absolute debacle on Brisbane roads this morning. All major arterial&#39;s at a crawl.. @abcbrisbane

— Amelia Oberhardt (@ameliaoberhardt) January 29, 2017

Sent to all outlets:

21st January 2017

Transport crisis next week in SEQ

Greetings,

Little doubt that with the under-performing and under-servicing rail and bus networks in Brisbane and SEQ generally, as peak demands return next week first school, then tertiary sector student loads, combined with work commuting the transport network will approach collapse. Many people have been forced to abandon public transport and add to road traffic congestion, further slowing buses out on the road networks.

The failure to give buses the necessary priority on Victoria Bridge/Cultural Centre bus station because of the changes associated with Queens Wharf Brisbane construction road closures and bus route changes will cause bus-jam of a degree not seen before.  Normally the rail network could be expected to pick up some of the capacity.  But what do we have?  We have a reduced rail service timetable commencing from Monday the 23rd January 2017 which is basically the same failed timetable that was run with from the 7 November 2016.  What have Queensland Rail been doing the past months? Surely they could have come up with a better solution or have they just been counting their cash bonuses?

A problem with the rail timetable from Monday is the fact that the reduced service timetable for Mondays <> Thursdays is made worse by even more service reductions and a different timetable on Fridays. Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne all have consistent Monday to Friday rail timetables.  It is for a reason.

Utter contempt for the travelling public of SEQ this sham rail timetable from Monday <> Thursday with even more service reductions on Friday.

Queensland Rail clearly do not care a fig leaf for the notion of a connected network apparently, the impacts on transfers and connections and the general confusion this reduced service rail timetable causes.

I have NO DOUBT what so ever that Queensland Rail is staffed sufficiently to deliver the Monday <> Thursday timetable on Fridays. No need to have a further reduced service timetable on Fridays.  It is a soft option with little regard for the impact on the community. This is a very serious situation - they are effectively forcing many off public transport.

The mediocre responses by the transport authorities generally are confirming the need for major reform for the delivery of public transport in Queensland.

We will outline the suggested reform process in due course.

Today we just want to alert you to the immediate pending crisis.

Who cares?  We do ... Queensland Rail, TransLink, Transport and Main Roads and Members of Parliament generally do not.  They are useless.

Best wishes,
Robert

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track https://backontrack.org

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[ozbob]

Letter to the Editor Queensland Times 6th February 2017 page 13

New timetable just not good enough

[ozbob]

The Monday to Thursday timetable has a large time gap in the afternoon namely 2:37pm then 3:26 departures from Ipswich.

Locals are not happy ...  a major line with a 49 minute gap.