Re: [NSW] Penrith Station/problem with a Vset?

[magilla gorrila <choochoo@spin.net.au>]

The set change was for balancing of the sets at night. I assume one what
have had to go to Flemo at night while the other one probably ended at Mt
Vic or somewhere so they swapped sets so one could go to flemo for
maintenance. The locked carriages are usually a safety thing like windows,
vomit on seats, lights broken etc.

Anita Lukaszyk wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I arrived at Penrith station at 11.15 this morning to get the 11.33 V
> set to Sydney. There was a V set terminated on Platform 1. The
> passengers from that train were waiting on Platform 2 for another
> service.
> At 11.21 a V set arrives from Emu Plains empty on Platform 2. This train
> is announced as "First stop Emu Plains, then all to Lithgow". The first
> carriage (Kingswood end) was locked.
>
> Anyone know what was wrong with the other V set? I assume some sort of
> mechanical problem?
>
> Anyway, the 11.33 (V22) which normally arrives on Platform 2 arrives on
> platform 1. This service is running 10 mintues late by the time we get
> to Westmead (arr. 12.04) I think we crossed to the West Suburban after
> Westmead, because we went thru the tunnels and arrived on platform 3 at
> Parramatta (12.08) and platform 3 at Granville (did not stop) at 12.11.
> We arrived at Strathfield at 12.23 (should be at Central by then).
> Finally arrived on platform 9 at Central (12.36, 13 mins late).
>
> NR58 (in SteeLink colours) was in Sydney Yard ready for the IP.
> Also, 8033/8007 at St Mary's goods sidings heading East bound AND 4884
> in the Up Yards at Clyde.
>
> Anyone know why we were late getting to Central?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anita
>
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