Re: Interesting thought for Vic City Loop Trains (was something about m**car*)

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@alphalink.com.au>]

> Here's a novel suggestion based on my few days down here.
> 
> Is it so hard to run BS trains around the loop in one direction and
> make it the same direction all day and the HS trains around the loop in
> the opposite direction?

Saturdays and Sundays:
Bayside trains (Northern and Caulfield Group) run in a anti-clockwise
direction,
Hillside trains (Burnley and Clifton Hill Group) run in a clockwise
direction.

It is interesting to note that had they not had this 50/50 direction
split on weekend the works on the Flinders Street Viaduct would have
been difficult.
 
> btw, we have all forgotten about the 3rd rail company  that would
> appear to exist for metro Melbourne train services, the Met. I can cope
> as I know the system (OK, not as well as the locals) but how confused
> would first timers be? Supply me with stickers and a good wage and will
> ride the trains all day changing the interior stickers, maps etc and
> someone else can do the outside stickers at night etc. The way things
> are going, Met ID will still be floating around for many years (they
> aren't planning to change the names of BS/HS like they did for V/line
> Freight aka Freight Victoria aka Freight Australia (what will it be
> called next month?)

Hillside Trains will be re-branded "Connex" as a directive from head
office in Paris.


> In article <392A6B44.B5DC82DE@werple.net.au>,
>   Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
> > What a horrible overkill.  Completely unnecessary on a low-density
> service
> > (such as Melbourne), from a system which has shown no new way of
> thinking.
> > * Horrible headways.
> > * Lack of service between Flinders St and Spencer St.
> > * Trains which don't stop at East Richmond.
> > * Express services little faster than stopping trains.
> >
> 
> --
> Eric
> http://www.erk.au.com/erktrans/
> Melbourne May 2000 pics coming next week.
> 
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> Before you buy.

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Chris Gordon

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