Re: what was the stuff up on city rail today 04.02.00

["The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

S sets will out last all this modern rubbish!
Anyway they reckon they are going to start a/cing all the sets this
year. Add rocket boosters and we can use them in the 23rd centuary!

rgds

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> 
> I feel maintanence on the whole system (track, signals, and rolling stock) is
> being run down. When are they going to get rid of those awful non-air
> conditioned double deck cars. I sat in one in the "traffic jam" today.(Although
> they might have been good in their day) . The tangaras are looking rather dirty
> and dated. From what I have heard the new ones being designed by Clyde are
> pretty bad too.
> The track in some places looks like it was laid in the 50's. Crap lies either
> side of the track Is this really a world class system?, I don't think so.
> You can't really blame the ordinary staff as this is a management problem.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Chris
> 
> Anita Lukaszyk wrote:
> 
> > Hi!
> >
> > I was at Parramatta at 16.10. An announcement said there was a points
> > failure at Auburn. The 16.08 Penrith train was cancelled. Most other
> > westbound trains were diverted to platform 4 (instead of platform 2). The
> > station staff decided to play a bit of "musical platforms" with the people
> > wanting to catch the train following the 4.24 to Lithgow. I think it was
> > the 4.29 to Penrith or Emu Plains . The ppl were told to go back to platform
> > 2. All you could hear after that announcement was a HUGE "Ohhh" from them!
> >
> > Anita =)
> >
> > --
> > "Never put off till tomorrow
> > what you can do the day
> > after tomorrow just as well."
> > - Mark Twain
> >
> > Anita Lukaszyk
> > neety@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~neety
> > <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
> > 389A9A87.45C46A37@enet21.com.au">news:389A9A87.45C46A37@enet21.com.au...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > What was the stuff up between Lidcombe and Sydney today. Depending on
> > > which rail announcement it was anything from train to signal failure.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >