Re: [NSW]Wondabyne Olympic Services

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

SFA!

Chris

Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> 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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