Re: [NSW] quality of trains on airport line

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> There are only 3 tabled G sets from sector 3 in use on weekends, so even
> just for Airport to Ashfield via Circle, the fleet should be plenty!

Why put G or T sets on the AL at all? People don't know what train they're
going to get so it was never an issue for stopping people from using the AL,
just another bullshit excuse from the operators. If the lower the fares,
people will use it.


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> "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> | Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> | > Today's Herald had an article on the quality of trains/train services on
> | the
> | > Airport line.
> | >
> | > In one paragraph, State Rail says they won't compromise the "quality
> train
> | > services" on the West and North Shore line to appease the Airport line.
> | >
> | > Seeing that almost all off-peak trains on weekdays that run on the Main
> | > North are air conditioned (with the exception of some), and most of
> these
> | > are T or G sets, why not divert these into the City Circle and run them
> to
> | > Wolli Creek than have shitty R sets from Ashfield going to Wolli Creek?
> | >
> | > And the story with the 4GT...will the delivery of 80 cars plus the
> | scrapping
> | > of Tullochs really make a difference?? (remember there is a net gain of
> | only
> | > 30 cars by scrapping the Tullochs)
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> | 4 car Tangaras were running Airport line services yesterday (Sat).  My
> | impression was that did make a significant improvement on grotty R sets
> (and
> | much quieter too).  East Hills/Macarthur services that I saw were all 8
> car
> | S or T sets (presumably because of track work north of Glenfield).
> |
> | On weekends I can see no reason why Gosford G sets can't be brought down
> for
> | AL services (assuming there's enough cars).  Then there's no loss of T
> sets
> | from other lines and a better service for AL passengers.
> |
> | Chris
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