Re: [NSW] Skipping stations - is it a common practice?

[Mathew Hynes <matth@rivernet.com.au>]

Sounds exactly like what happened to me at last Friday. Waiting at Sydenham, all
East Hills trains out of order (like they had been all week!) so i was keeping
an eye on the indicator board. Finally after a 25 minute wait (for a 15 minute
service) an all stations to East Hills was displayed. This was adjusted to first
stop kingsgrove then all to EH. Great, I thought, still make it to the pub.
Annoucements at Sydenham also say first Kingsgrove the all to EH etc.

Train finally arrives the gaurd then announces kinsgrove riverwood and EH are
the only stopping stations. I stay on train in hope that somebody is right as i
want to get off at revesby.

Anyway With further announcements by guard and verbal confirmation with him (But
on-platform annoucements still saying all to EH) i get off at Riverwood to wait
for a train that eventually came after 20 minutes.

Now my conclusion is as follows, when it rains East Hills line trains are just
buggered.

Matt H

DTS wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just caught a 13:49 (13/03/2000) East Hills bound (Hornsby 6 car R41) from
> Central to Kingsgrove - which I think was late as it ran behind the early
> Bankstown line train, who normally runs after the East Hills train. The
> indicator board and the normal recorded announcements at Central said it was
> stopping at Redfern, Sydenham, Tempe, Turella.........all to East Hills.
>
> But when the train stopped at Sydenham, there was a sudden change of tune
> from the guard and the recorded announcement at Sydenham, then announced the
> next stop is "Kingsgrove, Riverwood and all stations to East Hills." The
> train then skipped stations from Tempe .........until it reaches Kingsgrove.
>
> When the train arrived at Kingsgrove, I then asked the guard what was the
> reason for not stopping at Beverly Hills and she said "the train was running
> late..."
>
> Ironically the recorded announcement at Kingsgrove Station said "next stop
> Beverly Hills, Narwee.....all to East Hills."
>
> I didn't see any trackwork today on the City Circle line but I may be
> wrong..... The other suggestion is special train runs today which I doubt
> it - but I could be wrong again.
>
> I like to know is how often the trains skipped stations (average per
> day/week)? And is it a common practice if the train is running late as I
> heard a lot from the media "bashing" about the trains skipping stations -
> please verify?
>
> Thanks = Cheers.
> --------------------------------------
> Danny Mok
> dan@flex.com.au
> FordGhia's Railway & Transport Page
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