18 Apr 2011: SEQ: Brisbane river transport ramps up

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Media release 18 April 2011

SEQ: Brisbane river transport ramps up

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport passengers congratulates TransLink and Brisbane City Council on the good news that most Brisbane CityCat terminals are going to be 'purring' along once again (1).

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"RAIL Back on track welcomes all the hard work done to bring back the CityCat and CityFerry services to the people of Brisbane. The river catamarans and ferries fill a valuable cross-river and commuter role that is distinctive, functional and is an icon of Brisbane. A part of our identity as a city and popular with tourists. There are few places in the world which have such an extensive, frequent and well developed river ferry system."

"RAIL Back on Track also welcomes the new timetables for the CityCat and CityFerry with more express CityCat services. The CityCat service frequency overall is very good though we would suggest that future timetable changes consider a more frequent evening service every 15 or 20 minutes, and that future ferry terminals allow the docking of two ferries to permit maximum timetable flexibility, minimum delay and maximum throughput."

Reference:

1. http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1302842629

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org

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