Re: Cityrail Delays

["Paul Jones" <jonesclan@free.net.au>]

If David dosen't know what he's talking about, i'm a pink bannanna...

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Paul Jones


"Dirty Harry" <bassetts@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
8pkh9i$r1k$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au">news:8pkh9i$r1k$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au...
> The reason why the cronulla line got yo-yos was to provide a service and
> isolate delays  especially with the two single line sections as once
trains
> are late crossing margins are very diffcult to maintain. Considering your
a
> cityrail employee you don't understand too much about how the system
works.
> Maybe you should go up to Operations or Train Control and see just what is
> involved instead of you narrow minded opinions.
> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> 39BD70E9.4634EFFE@ozemail.com.au">news:39BD70E9.4634EFFE@ozemail.com.au...
> > Tezza wrote:
> >
> > > There was a signal failure around Mortdale about 18.30. Nothing was
> getting
> > > through on the up, so eventually there'd be nothing on the down
either.
> >
> > The power to Hurstville panel at Sydenham went *plonk*.  Trains were
> getting
> > back on time around 19:30, but operations got the Cronulla timetable and
> put it
> > in the killfile (*plonk*) and ran yo-yos between Cronulla and Sutherland
> with
> > 6/8 car sets up until around 22:30 due to the 20000 people looking at
the
> > oversized cigarette lighter.
> >
> > --
> > David Johnson
> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> > ------------------------------------
> > These comments are made in a private
> > capacity and do not represent the
> > official view of State Rail.
> > C.O.W.S. Page 11.
> >
> >
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