Re: Multiple trains at level crossing

["Glen O'Riley" <glen.orileyDES@PAMlinx.iwarp.com>]

Sounds like the level crossing just on the north side of Taree, all the
north bound XPTs have to call to Broadmeadow CTC to have the signals cleared
then if the train doesn't leave the platform for whatever reason the gates
have about a 10minute timeout period. In that time the traffic can get
chaotic. A lot of the goods trains you have to wait for 10minutes at the
level crossing as well whilst they go through, the whole train generally
takes 10min to pass.



"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Paul Jones wrote:
>
> > Riverstone has 4 trains per hr cross, and sometimes the traffic is
banked up
> > for 1.5km behind it. (For thoes who know the area, I live on George
st(Near
> > the pool), and during school peak and PM peak it can benk up back to
there.)
>
> This is due mostly to the remoting of Riverstone interlocking.  Blacktown
box
> sometimes clears the signal 3 minutes before a train is due to depart
causing
> long traffic jams.  At least there is a bridge 500 metres up the road.
>
> --
> David Johnson
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