Re: City loop issues - clarification

["Michael Wierzbinski" <wizzer1865@NOSPAMoptusnet.com.au>]

"Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
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> sjudin@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au (Stacy) wrote in
> <3acd5d2c@mercury.its.rmit.edu.au>:
>
> >What I don't appreciate is the discrimination against Sandringham line
> >customers. Ok, so there may not be enough slots for them to go via loop in
> >the peak - but there is no excuse for not running them via the loop in the
> >off peak windows. And for those of you saying their need to be direct
> >trans from Richmond to Flinders in the AM, yeah I know - provision would
> >need to be made for this.
>
> Be grateful that you do not have to participate in the morning crawl of the
> northern loop (:
>
> Some days can take up to 20 mins to get thru that hole. Granted, most
> people travel to the loop stations from what I have noticed, something
> needs to be done about the frequent long waits for a path into Flinders
> Street.

This occurs because basically northern loop trains have only one platform to
arrive at Flinders St (plat 5), as 4 is used for Alamein and Blackburn trains,
because of fed square various supports were built one of which blocked access to
platform 6. If this platform was still available and Alamein/Blackburn trains
departed from elsewhere perhaps this bankup wouldn't occur.
>
> This morning I caught the 0845 from Gardenvale on the Sandringham line, and
> it was pure heaven not to have to contend with the loop crawl, and 10-20
> minutes of absolute nothingness.
>
> M>
>
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