A helluva way to run a railroad !

Some years ago a group of bright people thought it would be a good idea to have a rail link from Central station to the airport. That made a lot of sense. For a start, the airport is almost a city in it's own right with a huge number of workers there 24/7 - and then there is the constant flow of passengers.
The consortium constructed the line with three stations and anticipated that it would attract 4,600 passengers per day. What eventuated was a mere 11,500 a day - because of two huge obstacles.
The fare imposed was simply too high. It was way out of whack with comparable fare/journeys and both air passengers and airport workers gave it the thumbs down.
The rolling stock provided was the responsibility of the New South Wales railways - and as anyone with any knowledge knows - the management of our railways would be hard pressed to successfully raffle a duck.
They provided the Tangarra sardine cans normally used as cattle trucks to get commuters to and from work - and in accordance with the timetable these failed miserably to run on time.
The trains ignored the fact that air passengers usually have luggage. There was no provision for bags and cases - and as the exorbitant fares demanded roughly equated with catching a taxi - the trains ran empty.
As a result - the consortium went broke !
Now a new sucker has taken over the system. This time Westpac is the new owner - and in the tradition of a bank - they have started their new operation by hiking the fare.
Banks know that it is the tradition of their calling to impose impossible fees and charges - so why do anything different when running a railroad.
It will now cost $ 20.40 return to ride the rails - with the same carriages that have no luggage capacity - from Central to the airport. This compares unfavourably with the fares for a similar distance - Central to Wolli Creek - of just $ 5.60 return.
Many would have thought that the experience of the cross city road tunnel would have been learned. We lot in New South Wales are a stubborn tribe and we react predictably when someone tries to rip us off. It doesn't take bean counters to know that the Central/Airport fare is way too high.
When sanity prevails - and the combination of the right fare and useable rail carriages with luggage provisions are provided - commuters will happily make use of this new line !