Next Stop, Success!

With myki still a while away into the future, many of you have probably been wondering what we’ve been doing to improve your train travel experience. And in between running pointless ads telling you we’re doing things, we’ve actually discovered some important facts.

We hear everything. So just remember when you’re bad mouthing Connex on the train…anyone might be listening.

Our statistics show that three in ten train passengers will fare evade (that’s travelling without a ticket) during your voyages on our network. That’s a pretty alarming statistic! That’s why, from 19th September 2009, all of our Connex officers will be issued with firearms, and granted the right to fire at will on an individual suspected of fare evasion. Because we realise that even if they’re not fare evading on that occasion, statistics indicate that they will at some time. We like to think of it as an innovative way of pre-empting this theft plaguing our networks. Of course, at the same time, this will lower the number of overall passengers travelling on the network, therefore easing congestion.

Because that’s what Connex is all about. Lateral solutions to complex problems. So don’t be alarmed if you see one of our friendly and approachable officers pulling Uzis and cleaning up the rail system. Just stay out of their way. Of course, all of this shouldn’t affect you unless you’re fare evading yourself, or if you’re likely to in the future. Have some questions? Suggestions as to how we can improve this model? As our previous campaign assured you, “we’re all ears”. So drop by on our website at http://www.connex.com.au/ to find out more.