Re: Olympics service (Was Carlingford line & was Cumberland Line)

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

Hubert Lam wrote in message <84v86p$cfo$1@news1.mpx.com.au>...
>Use them anyway...they can make up at least one or two 8-car consists can't
>they??

Dunno - how many ndeavour sets can operate in MU?

Dave

>Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
>84tp3n$fgg$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:84tp3n$fgg$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
>> Bill McNiven wrote in message ...
>> >The story archived at
>> >http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/news/19991220/A49708-1999Dec20.html
>reports:
>> >* Trains to Sydney on the southern line will start from Dapto instead of
>> >Bomaderry;
>>
>> You would have to wonder how this will help, since the only thing it will
>do
>> is free up some Endeavours. Where are they going to send the Endeavours?
>>
>> >* on the south-western line at Moss Vale instead of Goulburn;
>>
>> Same with this one.
>>
>> >* the Blue Mountains line will be shortened from its Lithgow terminus to
>> >start and finish at Katoomba.
>>
>> Extend the Countrylink buses through to Katoomba? That will create a need
>> for more buses at a time when they will need every bus they can find to
>> operate as Olympic transport.
>>
>> >* Regional Newcastle services will be closed.
>>
>> Thereby freeing up even more Endeavours and 620's. Does the term
>"regional"
>> mean Dungog and Singleton/Muswellbrook/Scone, with Telarah counting as
>> suburban?
>>
>> [...remainder snipped...]
>>
>> So where are all the Endeavours going? Supplementing local services in
>> Sydney? Would operating Cronulla and Richmond shuttles be too far off the
>> mark? This would free up even more sparks for Olympic traffic. (Note this
>is
>> totally uninformed speculation).
>>
>> Dave
>>
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