On behalf of
V/Line I am sorry for the protracted delay (very protracted, but at least they did) in getting back to you.
Your feedback was forwarded to the
Area Services Manager in Ballarat for investigation.
I have since been advised that some
trains to Melbourne depart from platform 2 (that is not what I was told by a station staff member and in a forum) so signage may be confusing as it
would be hard to list all train services by platform (What signage? That was my point What I wanted was some indication that I needed to check). This station on the day
you travelled may have been understaffed as it was only opened from 6am to 2pm
on Saturday 21 April and closed Sunday 22 April (It was a weekday. I stated the date in the complaint) which was why there were no
announcements. However, in the interim staff have been informed to ensure every
train is announced. (In the interim? Before what?)
On behalf of V/Line I apologise for
the inconvenience and frustration and experienced as a consequence of this
event.
Thank you for taking the time to
contact us with your feedback.
Yes, I have been there. No clear signage at Castlemaine either... I thought it was me!!
ReplyDeleteChristine, all they really need to do is sow some doubt in your mind, so that you check.
ReplyDeleteThis would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. Careless with details, no genuine enquiry, rote phrases inserted into yet another letter responding to a complaint, an assumption that you are wrong or simply whingeing... and an expression of gratitude for your feedback.
ReplyDeleteCould be from any Australian business or government department.
Precisely what I expected FC, and I wasn't disappointed.
ReplyDeleteEmpty reply, if it was a hard copy I'd suggest hanging it on a nail in the loo to find some use for it.
ReplyDeleteThat reply sounds like a load of waffle to me.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a standard reply to a complaint which offers no real solution to the appalling situation :-).
ReplyDeleteJayne, along with the Pink Pages phone directory.
ReplyDeleteRiver, it suppose to soothe an irate customer with lots of nice words. We are immune to such things now.
River, as I said in the post at the time, I had time to wait but I would be damned annoyed if I was actually going somewhere important.
Bloody hell, someone got paid to write that outstanding reply.
ReplyDeleteYep Fen. It would be nice to have heard, 'we are doing something about it'.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's what 'in the interim' means??
ReplyDeleteI suspect you got a cut & paste! Or someone wrote a blanket reply to everyone who complained because of the protracted delay ... Why not email them with a link to this post??!!
I think you are right Red. A cut and paste with a couple of things changed.
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