Posts Tagged ‘public transport’
“These train delays are an absolute joke!” yells Sydney GP who hasn’t seen a patient on time since 1996
WAITING ROOM: Veteran Sydney GP Dr Max Sharpe-Bell is among those lashing out at the state government over yet another day of commuter chaos sparked by a power outage across most of the train network. “These delays are pathetic,” the doctor yelled, while waiting for his train this morning at Central Station. “And the government acts like it doesn’t even care about keeping people waiting!” However the doctor is facing backlash from his own patients, who say today’s transport delays are nothing compared to the wait times at his Double Bay medical clinic. “He’s normally running at least 45 minutes…
Read More“Sorry we’re late, train delays,” claims constantly unreliable eastern suburbs man who hasn’t used public transport in 14 years
OFF THE RAILS: A Sydney man has attempted to use today’s train delays as an excuse to run late for dinner with friends. However DBT can reveal Grant Freyer-Stanton hasn’t set foot on public transport since leaving school in 2011. Friends of the 32 year old say he and his partner were 45 minutes late to arrive at their place tonight. “Sorry I’m late, train delays,” he was heard saying to his friends, despite getting an Uber directly from his house in Bondi. “He hasn’t been on a train in 14 years, yet he still uses that excuse like it’s…
Read More“Sorry, I have to cancel tonight because of the train strike!” says eastern suburbs woman who hasn’t used public transport in 13 years
DERAILED: A Bondi Junction woman is using the ongoing train strike as a get-out-of-jail-free card to bail on a social engagement, despite not having used the rail network in over a decade. She was due to meet her friend at the Golden Sheaf tonight. “I’m so sorry the trains are striking and it’s too hard to get around.” Imogen Banister told her friend. However her friend remains unconvinced. “She always gets an Uber every Wednesday to the Sheaf anyway,” her friend revealed to DBT. “The last time she caught a train was to school in 2012.”
Read More“Wow, I completely forgot we had trains”: Eastern suburbs residents react to news of train strike
ZERO CARE FACTOR: It’s been called the worst shutdown on the rail network in living memory, with millions of passengers facing disruption if it goes ahead on Friday. But news of the impending train strike is causing little concern to residents in the leafy suburbs of Sydney’s east. “Oh yeah, that’s right, Edgecliff shopping centre also has a train line running through it,” says one woman while sipping a latte at an exclusive Double Bay café. “I once caught a train while traveling in Europe, haha.” As commuters around Sydney plan for alternate transport options, eastern suburbs remain apathetic. “Public…
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