Re: Olympics journalists sample the joys of Sydney's train network

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

"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> As promised - from clari.sports.olympic
>
> "AFP" <C-afp@clari.net> wrote in message
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> >
> >    SYDNEY, Sept 5 (AFP) - Sydney's much maligned rail service
> > failed again Tuesday, leaving 400 passengers -- mostly international
> > journalists -- stranded at the showpiece Olympic Park station.
> >    Railway officials blamed "high winds" for bringing down overhead
> > lines on to the tracks, but were unable to say how long the problem
> > would take to rectify.

A train lost a roof cover which caused the problem.


> >    The new rail link to Homebush and the state-of-the-art Olympic
> > Park station were opened last year as part of the new Olympic
> > stadium complex.

It was opened more than 2 years ago.