Milan-Treviglio, agony commuter trains between Eurostar and strange decrepit
Adele Ghilardi *
an important date, July 2007, for us commuters to be issued on the quadrupling of the work of Milan-Treviglio. It was to be the turning point, the raise, The rethinking of a decent public transport, travel and finally ... but the revival was only in our heads. The first disappointment, after years of delays and obstacles (no run on the line added to the collapse) came with no dry: nothing at all until June 2008. How can it be that after years of delays the commitment to work four times over, the region is not ready with the times? We were able to obtain, with great difficulty, a race more, a fast train with the new times: already full! The rest of the fleet keeps the time 20 years ago (extended hours for work on the line, but followed with a work piece). Now we arrive on time, perhaps, but it is comforting to keep to the old schedule we stop at intermediate stations (5-10 minutes) can be reached in advance. We ask for at least touch on the timing of the most important races, shorten the gears?! But no, no ... still waiting for June 2008: nothing more, nothing else! After months
ask that meetings with the Region, a feeble response: "We meet with the institutional, then also contact the committee". In the meantime, something changes, but worse. The Interregional
were downgraded. What happens is that the crew is reduced. This reconfirms that the cut is always the minimum services, personnel working in difficult conditions and the commuter who has less and less safe and less protected: the security is optional. If a controller fails (one out of two half) are closed up 5 cars 11 ... mid-train! It means that in one month I saw (with my own eyes) close to cars on three occasions trains very important for turnout! I would say that June is no longer June, that is not true that the times are not ready but lack the means. At the end of the month threatened cancellation of a commuter train in four (25%). The bonus for excessive delays has been deleted. Just a little 'and suppress too. On the other hand on the line were added to the Eurostar six days with one stop in Padua: no Brescia, Verona, no, no, Vicenza, it would be nice to know who uses them, because they do not stop anywhere: other "vacuum switch" ... binaries, but we lack the means ... *
Committee commuters
Romano-Chiari-Rovato
29/03/2008,
source http://www.liberazione.it
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