Comments on: A trip to Dannemora (where?) http://www.silverstream.net.nz/blog/2010/01/a-trip-to-dannemora/ My adventures delivering an ICT service without a work car in Auckland. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrew http://www.silverstream.net.nz/blog/2010/01/a-trip-to-dannemora/comment-page-1/#comment-72 andrew Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:51:26 +0000 http://www.silverstream.net.nz/blog/?p=243#comment-72 I believe talk on your blog post points to a good answer, that it's historical - it harks from back in the day when there was nothing to do on a Sunday and drivers needed to be paid double-time. And church ministers were very disapproving that there were Sunday services at all. Which brings us to the conclusion that this practice needs reviewing - are the original reasons for separate Saturday and Sunday timetables still relevant and should they be merged? I'm also a fan of having the same frequencies for weekday offpeak and Saturdays. It would make the Connector route mentioned above workable for people, like my customer mentioned above, who currently drive because it is the only currently practical option. (Note too the 575 mentioned above doesn't run on weekends at all!) I believe talk on your blog post points to a good answer, that it’s historical – it harks from back in the day when there was nothing to do on a Sunday and drivers needed to be paid double-time. And church ministers were very disapproving that there were Sunday services at all.

Which brings us to the conclusion that this practice needs reviewing – are the original reasons for separate Saturday and Sunday timetables still relevant and should they be merged?

I’m also a fan of having the same frequencies for weekday offpeak and Saturdays. It would make the Connector route mentioned above workable for people, like my customer mentioned above, who currently drive because it is the only currently practical option.

(Note too the 575 mentioned above doesn’t run on weekends at all!)

]]> By: jarbury http://www.silverstream.net.nz/blog/2010/01/a-trip-to-dannemora/comment-page-1/#comment-71 jarbury Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:30:28 +0000 http://www.silverstream.net.nz/blog/?p=243#comment-71 I get so frustrated with the completely unproven belief that people aren't expected to use public transport at the weekends. I thought the success of Sylvia Park train station had killed that off? Clearly not. Just like the other unexplained rule of public transport - that Sunday service levels must be worse than Saturdays. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? I get so frustrated with the completely unproven belief that people aren’t expected to use public transport at the weekends. I thought the success of Sylvia Park train station had killed that off? Clearly not.

Just like the other unexplained rule of public transport – that Sunday service levels must be worse than Saturdays. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

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