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Re: Macarthur


Some years ago when I was involved in the commuter council  and
Macarthur station was first mooted I suggested that  a terminating
road should be provided between the down and up lines to avoid
delaying main line trains the rail representative stated that this was
not necessary. As I understand the new arrangement now being
constructed the terminating road will in fact be the back platform
road.
At least it is nice finally being recognised as being right even
though I will get no official credit for it and they are putting the
terminating road in the wrong place!





On Sun, 16 Apr 2000 10:17:35 GMT, "Dave Proctor"
<daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>"Bradley Torr" <btorr@bigpond.nospam.com> wrote in message
>38f883ac@pink.one.net.au">news:38f883ac@pink.one.net.au...
>
>> Why are they bunging in another platform? To increase station capacity?
>
>The new track and platform will be a terminating road, so that through
>passengers/freight will not be delayed by suburbans.
>
>The plans originally called for a new up line on the up side of the current
>station, with the current up track becoming the terminator. In this way,
>neither terminating or starting trains would delay other trains whilst
>crossing running lines (as at East Hills and other places). I am not if this
>is actually the way they are implementing it though.
>
>Dave
>
>