Re: [QLD] Citytrain - well done!

[magilla gorrila <choochoo@spin.net.au>]

Maybe they should run the NSW system. Whenever someone sneezes all the
trains are at least 5 late

Colin Weaver wrote:

> Last Thursday (June 8), there was a derailment on the Beenleigh line
> during the morning peak.  Some kind of "track machine" (didn't get a
> close enough look to see what it was) derailed on the down suburban line
> between  Salisbury & Rocklea near the disused Nyanda station.
>
> I boarded my usual train to work from Kuraby at 7:23AM - which normally
> runs express from Altandi to Salisbury, then all stations to Bowen
> Hills.  At each station before Altandi there were clear announcements of
> the problem near Salisbury, that the train would be running express from
> Altandi to Yeerongpilly, and that passengers for Moorooka, Rocklea &
> Salisbury should continue to Yeerongpilly and catch an out-bound service
> as the problem only effected the down suburban line.
>
> From Salisbury, we bypassed the derailment by taking the dual guage
> line, which was electrified a few years ago, crossing back to the down
> suburban line just before Yeerongpilly.  A south bound XPT was held on
> the dual guage at Yeerongpilly (signal YY30) and moved off within 30
> seconds of us stopping at Yeerongpilly.
>
> As a result of Citytrain's effective handling of the situation, there
> were no delays except to passengers to or from the Moorooka, Rocklea and
> Salisbury.  Very clear details of the problem, and instructions for
> passengers to the effected stations were given, and NO time was lost -
> in fact we arrived at Roma St about 1 minute early.
>
> Citytrain are to be congratulated for their efforts - well done.  It's
> just as well the dual guage line has been electrified or things could
> have been very different.
>
> --Colin