Re: CityRail probs today??

["Eric Cartman" <erkV69@erk.au.com>]

10 tracks?

I can only think of 6 between Strathfield and Illawarra Junction

Up/Down Mains
Up Down Suburbans
Up/Down Locals

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Glen O'Riley <glen_orileyDES@PAMone.net.au> wrote in message
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| I was at Central today and most of the trains appeared to be terminating
in
| the Country Trains area, all the Western services at least were over
there.
| There were big trackworks between Central and Strathfield area on about 10
| tracks it appeared to the south side, and the trains were doing a mighty
| fast speed of about 40k p/h between Central and Strathfield. At one
section
| on the track we were on just out of Central (on a T class which is
| irrelevant), it felt as though there must have been a 10cm or more drop
| between line welds as the train felt as though it dropped off the track.
| "Anthony Tubbs" <atubbs@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
| 0n7l5.2100$gP5.22552@news-server.bigpond.net.au">news:0n7l5.2100$gP5.22552@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
| > Hi there
| >
| > I have just returned from a day trip to SYD on Impulse Airlines
| > This morning i had to travel from Burwood to Chatswood, The train i
caught
| > was 17 mins late at Burwood and then stopped at most SIGNALS to Central
| > where it terminated at Plat. 9, I eventually got to Chatswood 1hr &
50mins
| > after leaving Burwood, Returning from Chatswood, to the Airport, i
changed
| > at Central and was told the next airport train would be in 25 mins, when
| it
| > arrived it was only going as far as Turella, i thought the trains ran
thru
| > to East Hills or somewhere like that. As the airport line is a premium
| fare
| > route i would have expected a better frequency of service, and a better
| > range of destinations other than Turella or the City Circle without
having
| > to change trains. Impulse on the other hand was the complete opposite
| Cheap,
| > Fast, Friendly & they got me where i wanted to go without changing :-)
| >
| > Regards
| >
| > Anthony Tubbs
| > Melbourne
| >
| >
|
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