Re: [NSW] New Southern Railway Timetable outlines

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

Dave Proctor wrote:

> "Gnome 412" <gnome412@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> VUcR4.14973$PL4.367796@ozemail.com.au">news:VUcR4.14973$PL4.367796@ozemail.com.au...
>
> > In the evening, the 16:58 Bondi Junction to Hurstville returns to the city
> > for a 18:06 Quay - Airport - Macarthur (then runs empty all the way back
> to
> > Mortdale!).
>
> Well, that is intelligent, it has a driver and a guard, why don't they run
> it as a passenger train? About the only advantage I can see to running it MT
> is that can send it off when it is ready to go, rather than waiting for a
> timetable.

It runs as a passenger service stopping all stations to Kingsgrove, then
Sydenham.  Then it runs empty to Mortdale Sheds.  This is logical, because while
the driver is changing ends, the guard empties the train, and then it doesn't
need to stop again.



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