Re: [NSW] Service Changes Airport & East Hills Lines

["Gnome 412" <gnome412@hotmail.com>]

Chris Downs wrote in message ...
>There's an ad in today's SMH about service changes on the EHL & AL from
0200
>Sat 10/02/01 to 0200 Mon 12/02/01.  All train services suspended between
>Central and the 4 AL stations and also all stations Turrella to Holsworthy.
>
>Firstly what work is occurring?  I've seen that the high-speed turnout for
the
>up line at Beverly Hills is ready to be installed (subgrade and ballast has
>been delivered to the site by yesterday).  Is there specific AL work or
have
>AL services been suspended because work between Kingsgrove and Turrella
means
>no power so sparks can't reverse at Turrella?  If so how handy a crossover
>would be on the up side of Wolli Creek station.


First, the entire City Outer is closed so trains cannot reverse at 621
points at Central.  Second, there is supposed to be a possession at
Turrella.

Now the good news ... there is an STN out which alleges that a train service
will run between Central and Wolli Creek via the airport.  It shows a lone
Run 7A providing a trip each way between Central and Wolli Creek every 40
minutes.  There are instructions that the same set will be used for the
entire weekend as no replacement is possible because of possessions at each
end.  There is no information given on which track the train runs on or on
the safeworking implications.

Maybe this train will run empty to meet contractural obligations?

Rgds