tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660245739708697440.post3389747557879664068..comments2023-06-04T16:53:03.592+03:00Comments on Philip Atticus: The OSE Saga ContinuesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706813821954088317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660245739708697440.post-2334817669692391452010-07-21T18:38:54.955+03:002010-07-21T18:38:54.955+03:00I'm afraid everything you write is indicative ...I'm afraid everything you write is indicative of the mentality which predominates in the Greek public sector today. There is absolutely no regard for user convenience and cost/time effectiveness. <br /><br />Greece would be far better off expanding a network of diesel or natural gas-powered inter-city busses, since the investment in road networks in being made in parallel to a massive investment in rail networks and infrastructure. One of the two has to go - we can't afford to do a bad job on both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706813821954088317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660245739708697440.post-33762910464697326292010-07-21T17:51:32.356+03:002010-07-21T17:51:32.356+03:00There was a time when I took the train from Amalia...There was a time when I took the train from Amaliada to Athens on a regular basis. I love trains because one can relax, walk up and down the aisles and see things through the window that you miss in a car or a bus.<br /><br />But the trip took 6 hours (one way) on an express route and 8 hours on a regular route. Eventually, even though I'm not regularly employed, this became too much of a waste of time. Then the Peloponnese train station was closed in Athens. That put paid to my desire to support OSE.<br /><br />So, I started taking the bus and spending only 4 hours traveling each way.<br /><br />If OSE had decent trains that could cover the same distance in a reasonable time frame, I'd take the train.<br /><br />We then had to take the train in January of last year because of a farmers' strike. The new Peloponnese station in Athens requires you to climb several flights of stairs - as does the Larissa Metro station which borders both the Northern and Southern Greece rail lines.<br /><br />What is the point of building a new train station that requires you to climb several flights of stairs WITH luggage!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574081172269672542noreply@blogger.com