Message from discussion Crap respsonse from Connex about bikes on trains.

From: "Theo Bekkers" <tbekk...@bekkers.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Crap respsonse from Connex about bikes on trains.
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 07:56:16 +0900
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Zebee Johnstone wrote:

> HOw much will new carriages cost, and who will pay?

Don't you have a 8 car limit on Sydney trains now because of the length of 
the platforms. Adding a car to the train will be very, very expensive. On 
the two-tier cars you will have to store the bike on the 
level-with-the-platform section. Extending this area will reduce the 
passenger capacity of the car.

"Yes Sir/Madam, you may take the velocipede on the train, please buy five 
normal tickets and use the rear of car 6."

Or is the group concensus that the other passengers help pay for the bike's 
transport? Why?

Theo