Re: [NSW] Cityrail Bashing #3

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

I believe sector 3 has only 16 R sets (R30 to R45 inclusive). Compare it with the number of T+G sets
that lives around sector 3 (OK, exclude the fact that some of the T sets have been "swapped" over
from Mortdale, which are quite disgusting), the number of R sets used in sector 1 (many of them!) or
the number of S sets that sector 2 has to put up with (or maybe they deserve!).

On the note, R32 is still a "pocket rocket" (C-T-C-C-T-C). On the interesting note, all the C coded
cars (driver motor cars) are all series 1 Comengs (4 of them!). How many more pocket rockets are
there around the whole network?


"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Chris Downs wrote in message ...
> >And an extremely simple system of course.  Two pairs of through lines where
> >services without conflicting movements.  Melbourne and Sydney would perform
> >equally well with such abundant infrastructure for their respective
> >passenger loadings.
>
> Not disputing that, and as I have said before, for the complexity of the
> Sydney system, and the frequency of services, Sydney does extremely well in
> the circumstances. I have no complaints about my service to Penrith (apart
> from the fact we have too many R sets), and late running? Who cares, instead
> of getting the train due in five minutes, you get the one due ten minutes
> ago running fifteen minutes late.
>
> Other lines may have cause for complaint, but the vast majority of Sydney
> commuters, if they were being honest, would not.
>
> Dave
>
> >Chris
> >
> >Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> Sam Eades wrote in message <38E9AD11.FC220A62@yahoo.com>...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dave Proctor wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Eric Cartman wrote in message <8cc871$7mb$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >> >> >What rail system in Australia doesn't need "fine tuning"?
> >> >>
> >> >> Perth?
> >> >
> >> >All they need is a few more lines!
> >>
> >> True, but what is there is fantastic. 15 minute frequencies on all lines,
> >> good connections, fast services just about always on time. Amazing what
> >you
> >> can do with a totally new system, isn't it!
> >>
> >> (All right, I know the tracks are not totally new, but the rest is).
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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