Re: Tempe - Incorrect Signage?

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

I didn't recognise the term Bankers (silly me) that's why I put it in inverted
commas.  I thought it was some new term for late running all stations East
Hills trains that cause following Camp/Mac services to bank up behind them as
Tezza suggested they did in a post many moons ago.

Chris

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Chris Downs wrote:
>
> > Tezza <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > 3a7de673$0$16396$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a7de673$0$16396$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > >
> > > "Optus" <ds_ready@usa.net> wrote in message
> > > Uqif6.11474$KY1.33419@news1.rivrw1.nsw.optushome.com.au">news:Uqif6.11474$KY1.33419@news1.rivrw1.nsw.optushome.com.au...
> > >
> > > | The 5:08pm from
> > > | Central to East Hills never arrives at East Hills less than 5 mins
late.
> > > | There are normally no delays along the track on this service yet it
can
> > > | never run close to timetable.
> > >
> > > It is generally caused by the all stations Bankers in front of it. They
> > > delay most East Hills services, which then delay most Campbelltown
trains.
> > > I've never been able to work out why the Bankers run late though, they
have
> > > plenty of catch-up time.
> >
> > And all too often the down "Banker" runs late because it is held on the
rise
> > to the South West Ocean Outfall between Wolli Creek and Turrella awaiting
the
> > passage of the overtaking Campbelltown/Macarthur service.
>
> If a down Banker was there, it would be very much delayed.   A down Banker
is a
> down train going to Bankstown.
>
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> David Johnson
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