Re: [NSW] Regents Park vs. Granville lines?

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

geoffrah wrote:

> Yep, same problem throughout much of the network - the faster limited stops
> service catches up with the slower all stations train.
> > I don't understand why the expresses from Campbelltown have to stop at
> Riverwood, Padstow >and Kingsgrove (and sometimes even Panania and
> Revesby)..... the only thing I can think of is to
> >stop it catching up to a slower all-stations train from East Hills.
>
> This was a while ago but I think they tried something along the lines of
> running 2 express Campbelltown services close together (don't know what they
> do now since I've been in Canberra since 1996) - a fast Campbelltown express
> at 5.17 (would miss Glenfield and Macquarie Fields and a few others)  from
> Central and the usual Campbelltown express at 5.20pm. From memory, the 5.17
> service would catch up to the all stations to East Hills service ahead of it
> by about Beverly Hills and would then dawdle along all the way to East
> Hills. The 5.20 service would then also get caught behind by about Padstow.
> I would often end up ignoring the overflowing Campbelltown services at
> Central - wait for the next East Hills all stations service (on which I'd
> invariably find a seat) - get off at East Hills and then hop on the
> following Campbelltown service (usually getting a seat as well). A little
> longer - but if you wanted a seat .....

I know that service - Sydenham, Revesby, Panania, Ingleburn, all Campbelltown.
Followed closely by Sydenham, Kingsgrove, Riverwood, Padstow, all Macarthur.



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