Re: [NSW] Speed of train at Ashfield and Newtown

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

Clintmeister wrote:

> So who else here is annoyed that theyve cut the express services to
> ashfield at night? Theyve gone and done ashfield up to be an important
> station, and they dont service it.. They leave people stranded in the
> city or have to catch an all station train which would take longer...
> bring back the old timetable!!!

Don't the Campbelltown via Granville trains run express?  Also, the Boeing runs
are fast on weekends, too.

> Also, why would the 8:34 express from ashfield to city have changed? it
> stopped summer hill then redfern... now it msisess summer hill, but
> stops stanmore, newtown, redfern.

Perhaps that is what the customers wanted.

> Correct me if i am wrong, but sint newtown already close to the city as
> is? So why does an express need to stop there?

Maybe for people coming from the west going to Newtown.

> I think that is quite unfair to summer hill residents.

Oh.

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