NKSK version 2

I know that I bang on about the many deficencies of Australia but I thought I'd share my joy at the transport system here in Perth.

I needed to get from Perth back to the suburbs the other night.

Went on the Transperth website, Typed in my origin and destination. Schedule and pirce came up.

Train appeared, got off at said train station. Walked up the ramp - there was the bus waiting as promised and within 5 minutes I was on my way and dropped within 100 mteres of my house.

Fabulous - the type of integrated transport system I'd spent many years praying for in the UK....Well done, Perth!!

Now, back to those shoddy houses, rip-off banks, unions, regulated markets, poor customer service.....

kiwi_child

Train service works okay if your starting point and destination are within walking distance of train stations. Try getting a bus after 7pm at night or on a sunday: it's a whole new ball game. And our taxi problem is now infamous worldwide thanks to "The Great Race" and the poor taxi system here.

renth

I agree, and here's something that would never happen in the UK. I was on the train hoping to get the last bus home from Whitfords. Someone was taken ill on the train causing it to be delayed 15 minutes.

Got to Whitfords and guess what? The bus was there, having waited for the delayed train because they knew there would be passengers on the train needing the last bus. In the UK the bus would have gone exactly on time, bugger the train.