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

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

But I like the sound of rockets firing up.


Nobody wrote:
> 
> Rocket boosters?
> Nah, an antimatter machine would be better
> 
> Brendan
> 
> "The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> 389B53DF.740F413C@fastlink.com.au">news:389B53DF.740F413C@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
> > > > >