Re: [NSW] CityRail Figure Fudging Results

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"Anita Lukaszyk" <neety@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Al wrote:
>
> > I'd believe it.  After catching the train almost every day for the last 2
> > weeks (at least twice a day when I do) they've all been at least 5 minutes
> > late, even allowing for the 3 minutes that CityRail allows itself..
>
> 5 minutes for InterUrbans.
>
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> Anita Lukaszyk
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Are Hunter line trains ie Newcastle to Maitland considered InterUrbans??

And yes, on that note, even the InterUrbans to/from Sydney that we've caught
have all been at least 5 minutes late.

Mind you, it would probably help if they left on time.  When I was catching
one from Newcastle to the uni one day, it was scheduled to leave at 10:03.
10:00, the driver rocks up and unlocks the cab.  10:02, driver gets out of
train and lights up a durry.  10:03, driver puts durry down on fence, comes
back on train, then gets off again to finish it.  10:04 driver goes for a walk
back down the platform.  10:06 driver comes back up platform, flicks durry
away into bin.  Guard comes up to driver and says "when you're ready".  10:07
train actually leaves, already behind the 3 minutes before it's even started
its journey.  Now, where can it pick that up?

Al