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

["Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

Rocket boosters?
Nah, an antimatter machine would be better

Brendan

"The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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
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> > > > 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
> > > >