Re: "The Ghan"

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

"James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> In article <yjQO4.229$Uy3.521060@news0.optus.net.au>,
>   "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > "David & Julie Donald" <dsjmd@hermes.net.au> wrote in message
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> > > This may seem like a rather lame question, but can anyone give a
> fairly
> > definite
> > > answer as to why WL4 ("The Ghan") seems to regularly run late.  It
> ran
> > through
> > > Springwood this morning about fifty minutes down.
> > > My understanding was that Train Order working was suppose to improve
> > running
> > > times, even though, as far as I am aware, the actual timetable
> hasn't
> > really
> > > been varied all that much - just heaps of "recovery time".
> >
> > I thought TOW was only in place from Parkes to Orange. If this is the
> case,
> > then there would be heaps of time lost in the Broken Hill - Parkes
> section
> > to undertake OTS&T duties.
> >
> > Dave
> Is it because now that Broken Hill service is cancelled, Ghan forced to
> stop at small towns for picking up passenegrs/luggages hence lost of
> time??

Nah - it would have to stop there anyway for safeworking (Menindee, Ivanhoe,
Euabalong West, Condobolin and Parkes are the only stations that are
affected, and they are all safeworking stops).

Dave