Re: Newcastle realignment (with a Mountains flavour)

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

They also divide them at gosford with the passengers in them. The train that
leaves Sydney Central at around 3:00 does just that. The first half express
to newcastle and the second half express. But there is not much time
difference really, for arrival at Newcastle.

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Christopher Downs (cvdowns@ozemail.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for
literature by writing:
> > Regarding dividing trains at Penrith.  I know V-sets don't do it now but
> > there is no reason they couldn't do if quickly and efficiently while
> > standing in the platform if multi-functional couplers were provided
V-sets.
>
> You don't need Scharfenburg couplers for that. V sets are coupled in the
> platform at Gosford with passengers in them.
>
> Cheers
> David