21 Aug 2010: SEQ: Shush please ..

[ozbob]

Media Release 21 August 2010

SEQ:  Shush please ..

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 welcomed the trial of quiet carriages on the Queensland Rail suburban and interurban trains.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Quiet carriages are available for commuters on a number of rail systems worldwide (1, 2).  RAIL Back On Track Members have used quiet carriages on these systems and have reported favourable outcomes (3).  The idea for quiet carriages on the Queensland Rail trains has come from commuter feedback particularly through the Queensland Rail Community Reference Groups (4).

"The trial to designate the last carriage as a quiet carriage we are sure will resonate well with many commuters and we hope will become a permanent feature of the rail network. This is an important initiative in the broad sense as it is also a signal that there are considerate behavioural expectations when travelling on public transport for the benefit of the overall community (5)."

"The Queensland Rail Community Reference Groups are an outstanding success.  Actual users of public transport do have informed viewpoints. We suggest that TransLink should set up Community Reference Groups for Bus and Ferry users as well to further improve public transport."

References:

1. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=62

2. http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/trains/overview/mobile-area.shtml

3. http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=600.msg2419#msg2419

4. http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Pages/CampaignsPrograms.aspx

5. 27 Aug 2009 SEQ: Our trains, our buses! http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2653.0

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org

[ozbob]

Discussion thread --> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=4290.0

[ozbob]

Sent to all outlets:

23rd November 2010

Greetings,

We note that the Quiet Carriage trial is now to be a permanent feature of Queensland Rail City network trains.

As we suggested on the 21 August 2010 we were confident that this would be the outcome.  Expanding it to include the first and last carriages is sensible.

There has been nation wide interest in this initiative (e.g. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/train-bosses-urged-to-give-peace-a-chance-or-at-least-a-carriage-20101113-17rxh.html ) and we think will eventually picked up by other states.

Well done Queensland Rail!

Best wishes
Robert

Robert Dow
Administration
RAIL Back On Track

Media Release 21 August 2010
 
SEQ:  Shush please ..

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 welcomed the trial of quiet carriages on the Queensland Rail suburban and interurban trains.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Quiet carriages are available for commuters on a number of rail systems worldwide (1, 2).  RAIL Back On Track Members have used quiet carriages on these systems and have reported favourable outcomes (3).  The idea for quiet carriages on the Queensland Rail trains has come from commuter feedback particularly through the Queensland Rail Community Reference Groups (4).

"The trial to designate the last carriage as a quiet carriage we are sure will resonate well with many commuters and we hope will become a permanent feature of the rail network. This is an important initiative in the broad sense as it is also a signal that there are considerate behavioural expectations when travelling on public transport for the benefit of the overall community (5)."

"The Queensland Rail Community Reference Groups are an outstanding success.  Actual users of public transport do have informed viewpoints. We suggest that TransLink should set up Community Reference Groups for Bus and Ferry users as well to further improve public transport."

References:

1. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=62

2. http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/trains/overview/mobile-area.shtml

3. http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=600.msg2419#msg2419

4. http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Pages/CampaignsPrograms.aspx

5. 27 Aug 2009 SEQ: Our trains, our buses! http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2653.0

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org