Re: [NSW] Olympic TT - Day 2

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

"Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message news:dxSw5.18781
> It's a bit hard to lock the car off and get passengers to use the
remaining
> cars as CityRail can do.  Temporary removal from service is probably the
> only realistic option.

Can't they just do a quick clean somewhere, or put sawdust(?) on it as CR
do?





>
> Chris
>
> Tezza <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> 39c347ff$0$26537$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:39c347ff$0$26537$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> > "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:NBDw5.51720
> > > "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > > On the Sydney trams good loadings were experienced. Started my shift
at
> > > 18:30, there were plenty of passengers travelling from stops on the
> Westex
> > > to Pyrmont Bay but by 20:00 things were very quiet.
> > >
> > > Everything came alive when the crowds started to head home.  A new
> > > experience leaving Star City on the Down, as opposed to the Up, with a
> > crush
> > > load.  Six trams in service at 01:00 when things came apart.  I left
> > Central
> > > Station about 01:10.  The two following trams both had to be withdrawn
> > from
> > > service due to "protein spills" and returned to the depot for
cleaning,
> > this
> > > through the headway into disaray.  When I knocked-off at 02:30, the
four
> > > trams in service were still running to Lilyfield.
> >
> >
> > They took a tram out of service just for that? Thank Christ they don't
do
> > that for the trains.
> >
> >
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