Re: [NSW] On time running 6/10/2000

[Magilla Gorilla <choochoo@spin.net.au>]

Glad I was doing mornings.

Tezza wrote:

> "Hubert Lam"
> > 3/10/2000: 95.3% (suburban & intercity)
> > 4/10/2000: 98.9%
> > 5/10/2000: 96.7%
> > 6/10/2000: 66.4%
> >
> > 6/10 was Kingsgrove derailment, suburban PM peak plunged to 22.6% (3min) and
> > 25.8 (5min). Even intercity plunged to 44.8%
> >
> > What actually happened in sector 2? Did trains from Liverpool/Campbelltown
> > via Granville/Regent's Park run to Central then turn around and went back to
> > Liverpool/Campbelltown through the City Inner? From the figures I seem to
> > get an impression that trains weren't cancelled and just ran all over the
> > place.
>
> My first train, City via Airport ran - All to Glenfield, Liverpool,
> Strathfield via RP, Central, arriving 59 minutes late. I had already missed my
> next one. My 3rd didn't seem to run. The 4th was cancelled, the 5th, C/town
> via Airport, ran City Circle, Redfern, Sydenham, Bankstown, Liverpool,
> Glenfield, all.
>
> Despite my own experience, nothing much seemed to get cancelled, they just let
> most trains run as they were til they went to bed.
>
> The worst thing was the Drivers didn't have a clue what was going on. I was on
> 20 platform for over 3 hours and not until the end of that time did TCAC start
> answering the phone.