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

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

I've seen up to 6 cars at the moment--Armidale/Moree (4 cars for one of them
and 2 for the other)


Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
84v963$d1i$2@news1.mpx.com.au">news:84v963$d1i$2@news1.mpx.com.au...
> Hubert Lam wrote in message <84v86p$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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