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Re: New Cityrail logo?



When was this? the news showed a stopped V set, and i caught a train home at
about 5.45 via shore, and no problems at all! Where exactly were the power
lines down?

Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in article
<38db167e$0$18580@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>...
> Power lines were downed between Gordon and Hornsby, that;s why trains were
running up to 20-30 min
> late.
> 
> 
> "Paul McCabe" <pmccabe@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> 38db0fd5$0$18579@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:38db0fd5$0$18579@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > It seems to be "the done thing" at the moment - like stupid phrases such as
> > "CityFail", "CityDeRail" etc.  All crap.  Thank the Telegraph for the new
> > wave of it too.
> >
> > Mind you, the fact that Western line trains running through Burwood today
> > were announced as running 20-30 minutes late doesn't help change the way
the
> > public perceive them!  No reason was specified by staff, who felt that
their
> > booming garbled voices were better than the digitised announcements.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I don't know where people get this strange comprehension that all our
> > trains run
> > > late!  Every train I have been on in the last week has been on time.  The
> > > Telegraph listed all the trains for a certain period of the day (probably
> > the
> > > worst bit they could find) and showed how late they were, claiming that
> > over 70%
> > > were late.  They seem to have included trains that were 1, 2 and 3
minutes
> > late,
> > > which are normally considered on time.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > David Johnson
> > > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> > > ------------------------------------
> > > These comments are made in a private
> > > capacity and do not represent the
> > > official view of State Rail.
> > > C.O.W.S. Page 11.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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