Re: [NSW]Wondabyne Olympic Services

[Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com>]

what's the daily peak patronage of wonderbyne????

In article <2wag5.50525$N4.1725625@ozemail.com.au>,
  "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> Again last Tuesday night was an interesting night for another
reason.  On
> the issue of no trains to certain stations during the Olympics
Macdonaldtown
> (& Homebush) are both located adjacent to very busy crossovers.
>
> The City (via City Circle Outer) to Penrith train I caught on Tuesday
> evening left platform 6 at Redfern and travelled the down local to
the last
> signal prior to the Illawarra Junction crossovers.  We were held for
about
> 90 seconds.  We then started and crossed to the down suburban and
continued
> on our merry way.  The sole reason for our delay appears to have been
that
> we were held clear of the junction whilst an all stations train on
the up
> local was allowed to enter Macdonaldtown station.  It was then held
at the
> platform while we crossed local to suburban.  Not ideal but probably
the
> best compromise in the circumstances.
>
> The alternative to this scenario is that the up local must be held at
the up
> local signal immediately prior to Macdonaldtown.  Once we had
completed our
> crossover manoeuvre it would then have been clear to proceed but
would have
> to stop after 200m for Macdonaldtown before then negotiating
Illawarra Jct -
> a time consuming process.
>
> It would be better if up local trains could enter Macdonaldtown and
stop
> while conflicting movements occur ahead.  This would require a series
of
> intermediate train stops adjacent to Macdownaldtown's up platform and
> perhaps two low speed indications on approach rather than just the
usual
> one.  Or is there an absolute limit on overlap that Macdonaldtown
breaches?
>
> As for Wondabyne, locals will have to walk the Great North Walk from
> wherever.
>
> Chris
>
> David Bennetts <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote in message
> news:3980d3ee@newshost.pcug.org.au...
> > I really wonder at CityRail when the residents of the vast
metropolis of
> > Wondabyne are deprived of their train service for the Olympics,
possibly
> > saving a minute's journey time from the north.  Interesting to note
how
> much
> > CityRail will pay for replacement boat services.  Maybe they'll
> overestimate
> > the demand and charter a Manly ferry!
> >
> > Similarly the few services which normally stop at MacDonaldtown -
what's
> the
> > bet that a lot of those trains will shoot through and pull up at
the next
> > red between stations?
> >
> > This is the sort of nonsense the old British Rail were good at.
There was
> a
> > little station at Marazion just before Penzance, quite popular with
the
> > locals, particularly at weekends.  You couldn't buy a cheap day
return
> > ticket to there, you had to buy tickets to Penzance.  So the
accounting
> lads
> > saw no-one was buying tickets to there, and had it closed down.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David Bennetts
> > Canberra
> >
> >
>
>


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