Re: Info needed - CityRail trackwork 15/16 Jan

["nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

Perhaps that earlier derailment had some effect or the access tracks arent
good
The Daily Telegraph (yes that oh so reputable rag) i think claimed that
there was a section there limited to 40km/h due to track being under
observation. If they are not referring to one of the sharp curves, then that
may be the reason.

"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> 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!)
>
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> Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> > 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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