Re: NSW State Rail...a nightmare that is getting worse

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote in message <38F01AB4.E233C73F@ozemail.com.au>...
>Dave Proctor wrote:
>
>> I think that most commuters are understanding of the fact that trackwork
is
>> necessary, but question the way that it is organised. Those commuters who
>> are also enthusiasts, and who have also travelled extensively, have seen
>> other systems maintain a double track, high-speed railway exclusively at
>> night. Some people question the necessity for closing six tracks at a
time,
>> when any work requiring the possession of all tracks (placing new OHLE
>> gantries in position) could easily be performed at night when fewer
services
>> run.
>
>There is no way the residents would take that quietly!  There was a bloke
at
>Hornsby, next door to the maintenance centre who used to throw rocks at
trains
>and drivers for making noise during the night.

I will listen to any resident who moved there before the railway was built.
Anyone else moved there knowing the railway was there and deserves whatever
they get.

Dave