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State Government declares war on Metro, invoking emergency powers
Ashley Gardiner
Herald Sun
July 10, 2010 12:00AM

THE State Government has declared war on struggling rail operator Metro, invoking emergency powers to force it to lift its game.

Millions of dollars owed to the operator will be held back while Metro scrambles to get trains running on time.

Metro has failed to meet timetable targets for all seven months it has operated in Melbourne. In June, about 17 per cent of trains ran late, well over the 12 per cent target.

The operator was humiliated again this week when passengers had to get off a train and walk because of a faulty train between Flinders St and Southern Cross.

The State Government will withhold $4 million it owes to Metro for running the system from its $474 million annual fee.


Declares War ! HAHA WAJ! How about returning the train network in Melbourne to a full-service and re-instate a station master on every platform and safety guards/back-up drivers on trains for all Victorian state taxpayers. Instead of this bubble-gum fluff revenues story headline.
 
GumbyLearner said:
Metro has failed to meet timetable targets for all seven months it has operated in Melbourne. In June, about 17 per cent of trains ran late, well over the 12 per cent target.
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If the target rate was 0% then perhaps only 5% would run late.
 
Metro rail meltdown 'will cost state at least $12 million'

MEGAN LEVY, CLAY LUCAS
July 27, 2010 - 2:48PM

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/m...st-12-million-20100727-10sx9.html?autostart=1

Transport Minister Martin Pakula said all of Melbourne’s 400,000 train commuters today would be been hit by the outage, while embattled train operator Metro reported delays of more than an hour on 15 of the city’s 16 train lines during peak hour.

Based on those figures, and on the average hourly wage of $30, Professor Davis said the estimated cost to the economy was $12 million.

Here is a succinct summation from The Age website

Yet again we are reminded about the lack of investment by our state government in rail infrastructure. Myki has an open cheque book it seems, yet having a decent maintained train on a safe piece of track, on a decent sleeper operating on an up to date signalling system is in the too hard basket. What more can one say?
Michael Thompson
 
sinner said:
Aside from some areas in Germany and Japan, is there really anywhere that trains run on time? My experience is largely no. Just type "London train delays" or "New York train delays" into Google News, you will see what I mean.
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Yes, Santiago in Chile. Amazing train system, although it has the advantage of not having all lines concentrate their destination in a single loop of CBD-based stations.

This morning's system in Melbourne was in chaos. I normally walk home to avoid the trains, but this morning I walked in too. 45 mins each way + an hour in the gym earlier, I'm going to have to add a 6th meal.
 
New consortium to run Melbourne tram network from Dec


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wow, meeting targets already !
 
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