Re: Multiple trains at level crossing

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

Let's add airport trains to the mix!
Now I can see why they want to send them via Albion...


Daniel

--
Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/


"Chris Gordon" <cmgord@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
39CC8FF2.96FEA078@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au">news:39CC8FF2.96FEA078@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au...
> Well I inspected that crossing on Friday lunch time (when the
> Showgrounds (SGS) trains run at 5 minute intervals):
> GATES DOWN
> Down Broadmeadows (BMS)
> Up BMS
> Down SGS
> Up SGS
> Up Sprinter
> Down VLP
> Up Special (low lines, empty Bayside Hitachi)
> GATES UP (about 2 minutes)
> GATES DOWN
> Up SGS
> Down SGS
> GATES UP (about 2 minutes)
> GATES DOWN
> Down SGS
> Up SGS
> GATES UP (about 2 minutes)
> GATES DOWN
> Up SGS
> Down SGS
> Down BMS
> Up BMS
> Down Sprinter
> GATES UP.
>
> etc.....
>
> If you think that is bad try Oaks Day in the evening peak.  You have all
> the 3-5 minute service on the Flemington Racecourse (RCE) Line, then the
> peak hour service on the BMS line and the peak hour V/Line service.
>
> (That is why Oaks day is worse than Cup Day, the RCE service is the
> same, but cup day is a Saturday timetable for normal trains, but Oaks
> day is a weekday service)
>
>
> > Can anyone top that on a two track cossing (or any number of tracks for
that
> > matter)?
>
> So lunchtime at Kensington (12pm) is the go, with the 5 minute service
> on the SGS line, BMS services, up VLP, down Albury and down Seymour.
>
>
> --
>
> C.
>
> WEB   : www railpage org au / vicsig
> EMAIL : cmgord at alphalink dot com dot au
> ICQ   : three two nine eight nine four five zero
>
> Go join VRN : www egroups com / subscribe / vicrail-news