Bring back connies…
…the removal of conductors has led to a boom in fare evasion, up from just 1.7% of passengers in 1996 to 25% in 2000. Metlink claims it has fallen from 14.2% to 10.1% in the past two reported years, but it is thought by some insiders to be much higher.
RMIT transport expert and advocate Paul Mees said the cost of reinstalling conductors across the network was a fraction of the Government’s subsidies to private operators of the state’s transport system.
Source: Connie comeback may solve city’s transport woes [The Age]
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