Re: Info needed - CityRail trackwork 15/16 Jan

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

Hubert Lam wrote in message <84vhn9$o4n$1@news1.mpx.com.au>...
>didn't they get upgraded when Olympic Park line (formerly "Pipita"??) got
>"upgraded" (ie basically reconstructed)--this sounds narrow (there must be
>other reasons to "upgrade" the track...) but the access tracks from the
east
>into Olympic Park are supposedly new and have nice concrete sleepers.
>
>What sort of work would need to be done? (there must be something!)

Work on the "Main" line between Flemington and Lidcombe would stop trains
from Central accessing Olympic Park - but it would not stop the shuttles.

Dave

>Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
>84v7vl$cc5$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:84v7vl$cc5$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
>> Hubert Lam wrote in message <84v6uj$964$1@news1.mpx.com.au>...
>> >I don't understand it at all-Olympic Park is basically constructed
"new",
>> so
>> >why would there need to be trackwork at ALL?
>>
>> Access tracks off the main lines is all that I can think of - although
>that
>> would not affect the sprint services from Lidcombe.
>>
>> I must admit to a bit of a personal interest here. I hope to be umpiring
>> that day, but I am travelling to Melbourne (to umpire at the Australian
>> Open) on the Saturday night on ST1 (the tournament travel allowance is
>> enought to cover sleepers in both directions!)
>>
>> If I am selected to work the final on Saturday, my intention was to leave
>> home (Glenmore Park - near Penrith) fairly early, dump my gear for
>Melbourne
>> at Central, go to Homebush Bay and umpire the finals, then go back to
>> Central.
>>
>> No trains will throw a major spanner in the works and will result in a
>major
>> reorganisation of my plans for that day (assuming I am selected for the
>> finals - and I will not know that until the day before).
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> >Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
>> >84v5fj$7db$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:84v5fj$7db$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
>> >> CityRail website takes me to the upgrading page, but will not take me
>any
>> >> further into the specific details.
>> >>
>> >> I basically need details of trackwork planned for Saturday 15 January,
>> >with
>> >> particular reference to the olympic Park line. I have heard that there
>> >will
>> >> be trackwork on the Olympic Park line resulting in no train services
to
>> >> Olympic Park that weekend.
>> >>
>> >> I find this difficult to believe since the final of the adidas
>> >International
>> >> tennis tournament, an olympic test event, will be held on 15/1/00, and
>I
>> >> cannot believe that ORTA would allow the cancellation of the Olympic
>Park
>> >> services during a test event.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone with any details?
>> >>
>> >> Dave
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