Re: [NSW] RSA takes two weeks to repair broken points on CityRail line

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Peter Ware wrote:

> On Thursday 18th the points linking the Carlingford/Sandown lines to the
> main western line at Clyde failed. All through trains between
> Carlingford and the City terminated at Clyde. The normal Clyde -
> Carlingford shuttle services were unaffected.
>
> Now a notice has appeared at stations on the Carlingford line
> apologising for the failure (a nice touch) and stating that because of
> the failure, there will be no through trains until Monday 5th of
> February when the points will be repaired. That's over two weeks to
> repair them! Apparently, like my new lounge sofa, they are being hand
> made in Italy!!!
>
> The shuttle trains (and presumably, the Sandown container services)
> would be unaffected because they can enter and leave via the sidings at
> Clyde yard.
>
> Come-on RSA/SRA (or whatever the recombined-devolved relevant authority
> is now called), you can do better than that!!!

Unfortunately, they can't go and buy a set of Peco points over the counter.
Every set of points is different, and new parts have to be manufactured
individually.

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David Johnson
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