JamesX

It’s inevitable when you read as much as I do about infrastructure around Melbourne that certain themes emerge. There’s one word that sums it all up, and one word that can send shivers down any Melburnians’ spine… Connex. Now you read a lot of negative press about Connex, so much of it in fact, that you can’t possibly hope to read it all, but every now and then, a good story comes along.

The rest of my morning unfolded with a dull inevitability. I arrived at Seddon station in time for my 8.23 train, stood there until 8.35 in the sort of humidity more commonly associated with a Thai logging camp and, realising that the 8.23 would not be running, took a cab to work.

This excerpt is from The Age Opinion section last Thursday and it just about sums up what it means to put up with Connex. To a sceptical reader, you might presume this is a one off occurance, but I’d bet that almost everyone in this state has had an experience similar to this.

You can read the full article here.