Re: [NSW] Airport line at Flying Junctions

[Glenn J-B <grjb@ihug.com.au>]

Why not reinstate St James? I am guessing it wouldnt take too much to put it back in, and instead of
terminating trains at Central and in the process blocking the city inner and outer, or if there was a
failure at Circular Quay then trains could be turned back. Mind you if something happens between St
James and Central via Museum this whole plan could be thrown out the window!!

Glenn

Hubert Lam wrote:

> Quoted from "Australian Transport Discussion Board":
>
> copperluvva wrote:
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> As I predicted years ago, this whole airport thing has totally stuffed up. The major problem with it
> is, the junction at Central. The engineers who get payed alot of money to design this railway
> stuffed up in one HUGE way. Where the airport line comes into the junction at Central, it is in a
> VERY limited position in case of problems like points failure, fatality etc. If they had directed
> the airport line into the flying junctions just 50 metres closer to Redfern, they could have
> utilised alot more of the junction than they did.
> By having the line join the junction 50 metres closer to Redfern, trains can come from the airport
> and arrive on either 16, 17, 20 or 21. Using 16 + 17 they can either go up the Nth Shore, or around
> the City Outer. Also, trains can depart Central form 18+19 platforms, which means they can come from
> the City Inner or the Nth Shore and go to the airport.
> Just 50 metres is the difference between totally stuffed and totally usable.
> The way it is now, trains CAN ONLY come from the airport and arrive on 20+21 ONLY, and can only
> depart Central from 22+23.
> That means if there is a fatality at Circular Quay for instance, on the outer line, NO TRAINS can go
> to the airport. Trains cannot be diverted. No room for flexibility. If a fatality occurs on the
> Inner line at Circular Quay, NO TRAINS can come from the Airport Line and proceed around the inner.
> Theyll soon start banking up behind each other and total chaos will occur.
> Anyhow, the airport line DOES NOT work, WILL NOT work, and I hope some highly paid engineers get a
> kick up the ass and get the sack.
> Until my next gripe, See yas later!!
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> could somebody verify this?