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

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

I dont think they will for a simple reason: diesel fumes in tunnels. They
could not run on any onderground line, and that may or may not include the
olympic line.
Maybe regional services it could be done.
Ive seen a 7 car NW Xplorer its not too long to fit in a normal platform but
they dont have the same capacity

Brendan

"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
> >
> >
>
>