Emma Thomas pulls plug one year into contract STATE Rail Commissioner and deputy chief executive of public transport Emma Thomas has quit her job after one year into a contract. It is understood the contract was for five years. On taking up her position last year, the former deputy director-general of the Queensland Transport Department said her focus was on getting the basics right for customers. She told The Advertiser she wanted to address ``the priority areas of pain" for users. One such area has been the service on the Belair line, which Ms Thomas today said would have a new timetable based on passenger complaints. From Monday next week the number of morning peak period services from Belair Interchange to the Adelaide Railway Station will be doubled. The existing afternoon peak service to Blackwood will be extended to run all the way to Belair. "After considering the feedback since services resumed we have refined the schedule to reflect input from passengers," Ms Thomas said. The revised timetable includes two services, previously departing from Blackwood, now departing from Belair Station as well as the introduction of an additional afternoon peak service from Belair to Adelaide. There will now be six services departing Belair every 10 to 20 minutes between 7:22am and 8:32am. The Transport Department said Ms Thomas was quitting to join her husband, who has secured a new job in Canberra. The Opposition said it hoped "the Weatherill Government's management of public transport was not a factor in her decision to leave." Liberal deputy leader Vickie Chapman said she "was disappointed to hear of Ms Thomas' resignation, especially at a time when the Adelaide public transport system is undergoing significant change and is plagued by problems."