Re: Para Opening, Annoucements etc

["Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com>]

Chris

I left around 1900 to get something to eat at Central as it was getting
quiet..........are you talking about the same spot I am?

Also, the mixed working you spoke of at Strathfield did occur during the
Olympics. I was interested to read that the Canberra Xploder stopped there.

One point that has to be made which I touched on earlier is the lack of
signage at stations such as Lidcombe when compared to the Olympic signage.
Does CityRail assume that most of the people going to the Para's used the
services during the Olympics?

I also noted that some wheelchair equipped buses and other tour buses were
dropping off people and "stabling" immediately behind the station. I'd
assume this did not happen during the Olympics.

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Chris Downs wrote in message ...
|And the OP viewing spot (and surrounding area) was totally devoid of people
|between 1910 and 2000.
|
|The mixed service operation was very noticeable at Strathfield platform 3
|between 1830 and 1854.  Trains went to OP, Canberra, OP, OP, Newcastle, OP,
|Mt Victoria & OP.  All destination announcements were accurate so there
were
|no dramas.  Some people had to wait for the 2nd or 3rd OP service although
|the front two cars of most services had lighter loadings.
|