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Re: [QLD] New Citytrain TT: More Trains
Sorry! There is still a train commencing from Murarrie in the new timetable which starts today.
Leigh Kirwan wrote:
> Citytrain timetables were available from Monday 18th and commence Monday
> 25th September. Instead of the previous views of Mayne Car Shed, the
> new booklets each have a tourism-themed photo like the old Gold and
> Sunshine Coast book. Much more information is included, including a new
> less-cluttered map and details of the 5 different trains which run
> Citytrain services. The map includes a yellow line from Eagle Junction
> to Airport International and Airport Domestic with asterisks that show
> that “Airport service to commence early 2001”. The fleet details are
> comprehensive and show that the SMU MkII 220 Series trains have a
> maximum speed of 100km/h, but that a 120km/hr option is being
> investigated. Unfortunately, although all train working numbers are
> given in the public timetables, there is no clue as to what the prefixes
> mean. This would have been a useful addition to the fleet information
> pages. Even for non-enthusiasts, those in the know can tell whether a
> train is provided with toilet facilities or not, but rather than provide
> an explanation, the new timetables have a WC over those services so
> fitted. (Prefixes in the Citytrain timetables are: J - 3 car suburban;
> 1 - 6 car suburban; X - Intercity; U - 3 car Gold Coast style IMU
> (U-Boats ride again?!); T - 6 car IMU).
>
> Interestingly, the Yeerongpilly - Corinda shuttles are all still there
> (with X prefixes instead of the former 5 - Railcar). Probably due to
> the fact that the terminating third platforms at Zillmere and Strathpine
> are now part of the new third road, there are no longer terminating
> services at these locations. All these trains have been extended to or
> from Petrie. The train from Murarrie now also starts from Manly.
> Despite this, these three stations are still included in the list of
> destination abbreviations (along with Helensvale and Nerang which also
> no longer have terminating trains since the Gold Coast line was
> extended). The Caboolture and Sunshine Coast line timetables now show
> stations through to Toowong on the Ipswich line, Ferny Grove shows
> through to Park Road (previously Vulture St), and Shorncliffe to Park
> Road, although most trains Mon - Fri go to Corinda via Milton. The
> Sunshine Coast timetable shows many Mon - Fri buses between Nambour and
> Caboolture.
>
> Although most trains are unchanged, some are altered by a couple of
> minutes and there are lots of new trains and extensions. Doomben and
> Yeerongpilly/Corinda trains are still only hourly, but in general the
> new timetables are a positive improvement.
>
> NEW SERVICES
> J822 07:21 Mitchelton to Manly
> J712 06:21 Bowen Hills to Kuraby exp. Yeerongpilly - Kuraby; stops
> Coopers Plains
> UOH1 11:48 Robina to Bowen Hills exp. Beenleigh - Sth Brisbane
> UOH3 12:48 Robina to Bowen Hills exp. Beenleigh - Sth Brisbane
> UOH5 13:48 Robina to Bowen Hills exp. Beenleigh - Sth Brisbane
> UG20 10:19 Bowen Hills to Robina exp. Sth Brisbane - Beenleigh
> UG24 11:19 Bowen Hills to Robina exp. Sth Brisbane - Beenleigh
> UGA2 12:19 Bowen Hills to Robina exp. Sth Brisbane - Beenleigh
>
> “TO BE ADVISED” NEW SERVICES
> JD54 17:09 Bowen Hills to Darra
> J1A9 16:24 Roma Street to Petrie
>
> EXTENDED SERVICES
> 1918 07:25 Caboolture - Roma St now 1918 06:20 Nambour - Roma Street
> (still exp. Strathpine - Zillmere and Toombul - Bowen Hills)
> 1916 07:53 Mitchelton - Roma St now 1DY0 07:53 Mitchelton - Darra via
> Sth Bris
> 1L11 17:19 Ipswich - Caboolture now extends to Nambour ALL STATIONS
> (This is 143km all stations Ipswich - Nambour. Is this an Australian
> record?)
> 1035 08:50 Murarrie - Bowen Hills now commences from Manly at 08:35
> 1A53 16:57 Corinda - Shorncliffe now commences from Darra at 16:51
> JA57 17:29 Corinda - Shorncliffe now commences from Darra at 17:23
> J908 07:18 Strathpine - Roma St now 1908 (6 cars) from Petrie at 07:14
> (This train now arrives at Northgate at 07:38 at the same time as the
> following express from Caboolture making use of the new third road)
> J924 08:26 Zillmere - Roma St now 1924 (6 cars) from Petrie at 08:10
> 1520 08:32 Strathpine - Ipswich now from Petrie at 08:28
> J1A7 16:43 Roma St - Strathpine now 11A7 (6 cars) to Petrie
> J173 17:22 Roma St - Strathpine now 17:24 to Petrie
>
> LENGTHENED TRAINS (Other than those mentioned above)
> UG40 15:52 Bowen Hills - Robina exp. Sth Bris - Beenleigh now TG40
> JOP1 06:53 Manly - Bowen Hills now 1OP1
> JO17 07:07 Ipswich - Bowen Hills exp. Darra - Roma St now 1O17
>
> 1A51 17:12 Roma St - Shorncliffe exp. Bowen Hills - Northgate stops
> Eagle Jct now runs all stations. The following 1A53 (was from Corinda;
> now Darra) leaving Roma St at 17:16 was all stations and now takes up a
> similar express running as the previous train.
>
> TL09 17:09 Roma Street - Nambour exp. Bowen Hills ? Elimbah stopping
> Eagle Jct, Northgate and Petrie now runs as a 3 car UL09. The other
> three IMU cars for the following morning 6 car T train from Nambour -
> Robina now goes from Roma St to Nambour at 21:23 as UL15 (exp. Bowen
> Hills - Caboolture stopping Eagle Jct, Northgate and Petrie) instead of
> the previous JL13 3 car suburban.
>
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> Leigh John KIRWAN L.Kirwan@mailbox.gu.edu.au
> Lecturer in Japanese
> School of Languages & Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Griffith University
> Gold Coast Campus
> Parklands Drive, Southport 4215.
> PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland, Australia 9726.
> +61 7 5594 8612 Mobile 0403 169 445
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Leigh John KIRWAN L.Kirwan@mailbox.gu.edu.au
Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages & Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Griffith University Gold Coast Campus
Parklands Drive, Southport 4215.
PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland, Australia 9726.
+61 7 5594 8612 Mobile 0403 169 445
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