Re: Safety Slowdown

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

What so you don't think the 30kph on the up surburban is good enough??

:-)
rgds

Rod Gayford wrote:
> 
> I think the speed restriction between Stanmore and Newtown is wrong. Its
> more between Lewisham and Ashfield on the down main. It appears to be due to
> the track potholing due to spongy water affected ballast. Some of the drops
> are quite spectacular as I observed from an adjacent train a V set
> proceeding over the affected sections of track.  It is quite surprising as
> the whole of the line between Redfern and Strathfield was entirely replaced
> not that long ago. The speed restriction has been on for a fair while. Why
> don't they fix it.
> Cheers
> Rod Gayford
> 
> "Don Allitt" <nahgfa@zeta.org.au> wrote in message
> 389E6171.48DA9E19@zeta.org.au">news:389E6171.48DA9E19@zeta.org.au...
> > Ah Yes, but they made a profit of some 84 millon dollars so thats
> good,isn't it
> > ?????
> > Don.
> >
> >
> > Lourie Smit wrote:
> >
> > > Today's Daily Telegarph has a half page article on speed restrici\tions
> > > which are alledgedly in place at 257 sites across the NSW rail network
> > > today, including a  40km/h limit on the new Olympic Park loop.
> > > The speed-limited sites are listed in an official circular to all train
> > > drivers obtained by the Daily Telegraph.
> > > The Weekly Speed Notice for February 6 to 10 produced by the Rail Access
> > > Corporation, includes restrictions which have been in place for a month
> or
> > > more.
> > > Currently 127 km of track are under restriction, compared with 95 km
> last
> > > January and 59 km last July, mainly outside of the CityRail network, on
> > > country tracks..
> > > The following nine restrictions are listed in a table included in the
> > > article:-
> > > 1. Granville to Cabramatta. 50 km/h between Granville and Merrylands
> (track
> > > under observation).
> > > 2. Granville to Cabramatta. 40 km/h between Guildford and Merrylands
> (track
> > > under observation).
> > > 3. Carlingford Line. 20 km/h between Clyde and Rosehill (evaluating
> signal
> > > visibility).
> > > 4. Olympic Park loop. 40 km/h (track under observation).
> > > 5. Main west line. 40 km/h between Strathfield and Burwood (track under
> > > observation).
> > > 6. Bankstown line. 50 km/h between Belmore and Lakemba (track under
> > > observation).
> > > 7. Main West line. 30 km/h between Stanmore and Newtown (track under
> > > observation).
> > > 8. Illawarra line. 30 km/h between Tempe and Sydenham (track under
> > > observation).
> > > Main North line (to Broadmeadow). 70 km/h between Wyong and
> Gosford(track
> > > under observation).
> >