Comments on: tranzmetro performance http://spinner.org.nz/2010/02/tranzmetro-performance/ It's about being mercenary . . . it's about getting paid to shoot people Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: stick http://spinner.org.nz/2010/02/tranzmetro-performance/#comment-791 stick Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:16:27 +0000 http://spinner.org.nz/?p=7414#comment-791 Hi Grant To be honest, my newspaper reading is nil. All of my news is via RSS and it was probably missed by me. Also, the link is on the main TranzMetro page so not so secret :) I've been catching the train for over a year now and it has never been on time in either direction. Yes, there's work going on in the guise of improvements but I call this maintenance. If you don't upkeep your infrastructure then that's your fault. I understand that there is new ownership and it is not the current owner's fault we are in this mess. There is a difference between speed restrictions and completely stopping. I believe that if you don't bitch and moan then how will service improve? Although, you will never stop people from complaining regardless of how good things are. For example, and this is my opinion only, the trains in Sydney are awesome. There's always a train when you want it and they are always on time. Yet, people still complain. Hi Grant

To be honest, my newspaper reading is nil. All of my news is via RSS and it was probably missed by me. Also, the link is on the main TranzMetro page so not so secret :)

I’ve been catching the train for over a year now and it has never been on time in either direction. Yes, there’s work going on in the guise of improvements but I call this maintenance. If you don’t upkeep your infrastructure then that’s your fault. I understand that there is new ownership and it is not the current owner’s fault we are in this mess.

There is a difference between speed restrictions and completely stopping.

I believe that if you don’t bitch and moan then how will service improve? Although, you will never stop people from complaining regardless of how good things are. For example, and this is my opinion only, the trains in Sydney are awesome. There’s always a train when you want it and they are always on time. Yet, people still complain.

]]> By: Grant http://spinner.org.nz/2010/02/tranzmetro-performance/#comment-790 Grant Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:31:09 +0000 http://spinner.org.nz/?p=7414#comment-790 Not sure why you say "secret squirrel" annoucement. Its been was a news story in The Dom aswell as a 1/4 page paid ad on Wedensday. It also been covered by Radio NZ and Stuff websites, since Tuesday when the annoucement was first made. As for timekeeping, with the amount of work going on and the spped restrictions past buildign sites, along with extensive associated bus replacements, I'd be surprised if anything is running exactly to time. The handling of two major failures lats week was poor, no question of that, but peple seem to be slacking them off for every little delay now and not taking into account just what is happening with rail in Wellington at present. Not sure why you say “secret squirrel” annoucement. Its been was a news story in The Dom aswell as a 1/4 page paid ad on Wedensday. It also been covered by Radio NZ and Stuff websites, since Tuesday when the annoucement was first made.
As for timekeeping, with the amount of work going on and the spped restrictions past buildign sites, along with extensive associated bus replacements, I’d be surprised if anything is running exactly to time. The handling of two major failures lats week was poor, no question of that, but peple seem to be slacking them off for every little delay now and not taking into account just what is happening with rail in Wellington at present.

]]> By: KrazyMike http://spinner.org.nz/2010/02/tranzmetro-performance/#comment-789 KrazyMike Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:14:57 +0000 http://spinner.org.nz/?p=7414#comment-789 Ahhh worth a try :) Ahhh worth a try :)

]]> By: stick http://spinner.org.nz/2010/02/tranzmetro-performance/#comment-788 stick Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:56:19 +0000 http://spinner.org.nz/?p=7414#comment-788 You forget the <em>arriving</em> part. If the train arrives late then it can't leave on the scheduled time. You forget the arriving part. If the train arrives late then it can’t leave on the scheduled time.

]]> By: KrazyMike http://spinner.org.nz/2010/02/tranzmetro-performance/#comment-787 KrazyMike Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:48:52 +0000 http://spinner.org.nz/?p=7414#comment-787 they often meet the KPI 95% of servies do depart within 3 min of schedule... the fact they stop 25m away from the station and sit there for 20 min doesn't count... they left the station on time they often meet the KPI 95% of servies do depart within 3 min of schedule… the fact they stop 25m away from the station and sit there for 20 min doesn’t count… they left the station on time

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