Re: U Stops For Blue Mountains Trains

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Eric Cartman" <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The absurd thing about these afternoon mountains trains we are talking
about
> is the stops like Strathfield, Parramatta and Blacktown in some cases are
> not "u" stops but Penrith (which is further from the city than those
> stations mentioned) is. Is this another case of people taking up room for
> mountains commuters or people taking advantage of seats that are there? If
> the trains didn't stop in the metro area, some people would catch the
train
> to the first stop after (for example Glenbrook) and come back. Also, it
has
> to be remembered that a lot of people travel to/from the mountains from
> places other than Central (esp Parramatta).
>
> I know that a lot of people alight from these trains at suburban stops
like
> Penrith each day but I have not seen chaos like on the Southern Highlands
> services that I have seen reported in their smaller trains.
>
> Personally, if we are going to be serious about Blue Mountains services
(all
> of them, not just the peaks), there should be a timetable like for the
> Newcastle/Central Coast line. For instance:
>
> Train one - (from North Sydney) all Redfern, Strathfield, Parramatta,
> Westmead, Blacktown, Penrith, all Springwood (G or T or V - if spare). If
> this train was run by a V, it could extend to Katoomba or Mt Vic stopping
at
> Lawson, Wenty Falls, Leura, Katoomba, all to Lithgow/Mt Vic.

If you make train one a G set, you could also replace the Wyong trains with
G sets and through-run them.

> Train two from Central - as per train one to Penrith, Glenbrook, Blaxland,
> Springwood all to whether. (V of course)

I would super-express them - Sydney, Strathfield, Parramatta, Penrith,
Springwood - if train 1 is to act as a feed for it. Otherwise, have it the
same as now, but with a half-hourly service for the lower mountains.

dave