Re: NSW...Port Kembla

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

Dave Proctor wrote:

> "Glenn J-B" <grjb@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> 39460743.9927CA68@ihug.com.au">news:39460743.9927CA68@ihug.com.au...
> > It runs at least Tuesday to Fridays, dunno if they confused it or not,
> just
> > quoted off the worker :)
>
> Ok - this is one of my biggest gripes about any rail system - they run empty
> trains when they could be providing a service.
>
> If the set has to go to Sydney for maintenance, why not run the damn thing
> up in the morning peak, give it to the service centre during the day, then
> run it back in the evening peak (like they do on the Southern Highlands). At
> least then there would be a through service.

Because the South ones are getting serviced during the day.  The Illawarra one
gets serviced at night.  The timetable for empty cars is fairly flexible.  Most
passengers would not be interested in a train at 03:00 in the morning.


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