Re: Illawarra Meltdown 8/3/00

["abp" <abp@ihug.com.au>]

<eikkert@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8a6fd8$602$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8a6fd8$602$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> What happened yesterday on the Illawarra line?
>
> Approx. 7:30 - 8:00AM the following occured (most probably due to the
> rain):
>
> 1. The 7:26 at Hurstville (5:40 Port Kembla - Sydney) arrived at 7:39.
> 2. The 7:32 at Hurstville (7:02 Cronulla - Bondi) arrived at 7:36
> 3. The 7:39 at Hursvtille (7:06 Waterfall - Bondi) Commenced at ENGADINE
> and departed Hursvtille at 7:46
> 4. The 7:41 at Hursvtille (6:22 Dapto - Sydney) departed at 7:52 and
> stopped at Waterfall and Heathcote
> 5. The 7:44 at Hursvtille (Hurstville -Bondi) departed on time but...
> 6. The 8:00 & 8:14 at Hurstville (Hurstville - Bondi) trains Terminated
> at ARNCLIFFE.
>
> I can understand 3&4 since there is a scissors crossing somewhere near
> Engadine but why were the all stops trains terminating at Arncliffe???
> If it was an attempt to get trains back onto time, the only possible
> crossing would be just before the entrance into enfield. which is AFTER
> Tempe. Why not terminate the trains at Tempe so as passengers can catch
> both East Hills trains and Illawarra trains instead of making everyone
> cram onto the Illawarra trains. So what happened????
>
>
Rain always plays havoc with the trains, last night trains where running
about 10-20mins late.
No train can terminate at Engadine. The next crossovers after Sutherland
where a train can be terminated is the Emergency Crossover at Heathcote
which requires the services of a Safeworking employee to be operated (These
points are clipped & locked with XL locks) After Sutherland the next
terminating location is Waterfall.