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

["Paul Jones" <dj_wiseguy2@geocities.com>]

it would be nice to see the 620s on the blacktown - richmond again!!!!


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Paul Jones

Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> Use them anyway...they can make up at least one or two 8-car consists
can't
> they??
>
>
> 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
> >
> >
>
>