The bus timetable has to improve to at least hourly to do that...then...years down the track the train could become an option to discuss.
The bus timetable has to improve to at least hourly to do that...then...years down the track the train could become an option to discuss.
yawnThe bus timetable has to improve to at least hourly to do that...then...years down the track the train could become an option to discuss.
People don’t like taking coaches. Build the line and they will come
Hasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service !
People don’t like taking coaches. Build the line and they will come
People don’t like taking coaches. Build the line and they will comeHasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service !
Still not much more than an empty car movement.
Oh dear, you've pressed the Vinelander button!
People don’t like taking coaches. Build the line and they will comeHasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service !
Still not much more than an empty car movement.
Maryborough - Ballarat is growing, however slowly.
A good comparitor, Echuca - Bendigo is very popular so it's difficult to work out the reasons why, except perhaps that Echuca's population is around 5,000 more than Maryborough.
Mike.
People don’t like taking coaches. Build the line and they will comeHasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service !
Still not much more than an empty car movement.
Maryborough - Ballarat is growing, however slowly.
A good comparitor, Echuca - Bendigo is very popular so it's difficult to work out the reasons why, except perhaps that Echuca's population is around 5,000 more than Maryborough.
Mike.Oh dear, you've pressed the Vinelander button!
As you're always reminding us Mike, state borders don't affect how people travel, so if we consider Echuca/Moama as a single settlement - which it is - that's 20,000, a population base nearly three times greater than Maryborough.
Nevertheless, I'm sure the Clunes suburban service will have a drastic impact on patronage there.
Actually Clunes is very busy sometimes.
Last year when I went to Talbot for the day...as one does on the Booktown weekend, I counted at least 50 pax that joined my special train at Clunes.
and.. special trains are great for special events. The availability of a track to service them is a bonus to be treasured.Actually Clunes is very busy sometimes.
Last year when I went to Talbot for the day...as one does on the Booktown weekend, I counted at least 50 pax that joined my special train at Clunes.
For "sometimes" read "once a year."
After, ". . . 50 pax that joined my special train at Clunes" add " I wonder how many would join a train at Clunes if there wasn't a special event taking place."
Maryborough has 2 trains in each direction per day. It has 3 daily coaches, but these go to Castlemaine, not Ballarat (there are Ballarat direct coaches but these run very early in the morning or late at night, or only run some days).It's a shame single car Sprinters are not available. Then maybe could justify double the Maryborough frequency.
If you are looking to go to Ballarat for the day, it becomes a full day trip.
Ararat - Ballarat seems to get quite a bit of local travel, the reason being you can make a return trip just for the morning or afternoon, whether by coach or train. Maryborough and Echuca don't have the same luxury. Frequency is Freedom!
Hasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service ! Still not much more than an empty car movement.
double yawnHasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service ! Still not much more than an empty car movement.
Because there are two Return trains per day
Increasing frequency and having the Geelong-Ballarat-Maryborough Line Run Every Hour will make them come
Frequency is freedom as @TOQ-1 said quite rightly
I wasn't saying increase the trains just yet. Have an additional coach during the day and see what happens there first.good idea but beware of unintended consequences.
If existing services are poorly used, there Is No justification to add any more services !Hasn't happened with the Ballarat - Maryborough rail service ! Still not much more than an empty car movement.
Because there are two Return trains per day
Increasing frequency and having the Geelong-Ballarat-Maryborough Line Run Every Hour will make them come
Frequency is freedom as @TOQ-1 said quite rightly
Increasing frequency and having the Geelong-Ballarat-Maryborough Line Run Every Hour will make them comeI can just hear them, "Oh goody; there's a train every hour. We'll get the 10 o'clock, Fred and Gladys will be on the 12 o"clock, and Bert and Ernie on the 1 o'clock."
Increasing frequency and having the Geelong-Ballarat-Maryborough Line Run Every Hour will make them comeI can just hear them, "Oh goody; there's a train every hour. We'll get the 10 o'clock, Fred and Gladys will be on the 12 o"clock, and Bert and Ernie on the 1 o'clock."
They'll come if they need to get somewhere; not because there's a train every hour.
...are Bert and Ernie an item.You didn't watch "Sesame Street"?
...are Bert and Ernie an item.You didn't watch "Sesame Street"?
...are Bert and Ernie an item.BFFE
...are Bert and Ernie an item.BFFE
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701
Fake news?Yeah, I reckon, I heard Ernie dropped Bert, he was sick of Bert, behaving like a Tart...........
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