Re: CityRail stuffs up again?

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

Sounds like practical decision making in progress.

A freight broke down at Lithgow last Thursday morning.  Result the 8:45 from
Hazelbrook to Central was going to be 35 minutes late (400+ Mountains
passengers would catch this train in School Hols).  To ease the situation
the 6:33 Central to Mt Victoria service was terminated at Katoomba and run
straight back down the Mountains.  City bound passengers (Katoomba down)
were then only 10 minutes late (down to 6 late at Penrith).  A bus was being
sought for those passengers travelling west of Katoomba.

A very intelligent and practical response to the situation - and not an
uncommon approach in such a situation.  The needs of the many sensibly won
out.

Chris

Jack <dave60@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> Sean <doctornick@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> > G'day All,
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> (snip heaps)
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> and i asked, what was
> > wrong with the train? he said it was some defects and thats all he
knows,
> > however that same V set that had the defacts was the 11.52pm train back
to
> > sydney, and passingers from the train that came in from lithgow had to
> > change trains for their jurney to sydney. and the train that was X
lithgow
> > terminated at springwood for the return run from there. Crazy u mite
> think?
> > im sure alot of people for confused on that night. i also overheard a
> guard
> > saying we're playing musicle trains tonight....hehe....im sure there has
> > been meny other stupid things like this happening on trains other than
> > people kicking windows out at the doors on V sets.... :)
>
>
> Dont spose the heavy up hill grades on the down west of Springwood would
> have much to do with it do ya Sean?
>
>
> Cheers
> Jack
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