To: Andrew Constance
Refund Sydney train commuters
On Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of January the Sydney train network fell to pieces.
Many commuters were delayed indefinitely and had to make other arrangements to get home.
The delays were caused by the new timetable, implemented in Nov of 2017. This timetable is unable to cope with the level of strain that sometimes affects our rail network. Instead of trying to fix it, the government tried to blame the train drivers - the people working hard to clean up the mess.
Why is this important?
If I ordered food in a restaurant and then it just didn't show up, I wouldn't pay. If I left without getting my food because it was taking too long, I wouldn't pay. It was the NSW Government's decision to implement this timetable. This timetable caused the network to come to a standstill. Commuters should be refunded.