Re: What happened with the XPT today? 9/3/01

[Tony Paton <tonyp@tpg.com.au>]

So why did it go to Hornsby then return?

>NT1 returned to Sydney Terminal (Platform 1) with its seats facing backwards 
>and with a very small number of passengers on board.
>
>The set in question then received a quick clean up and formed ST1 an hour or 
>so later.
>
>
>MrPC
>
>>===== Original Message From Tony Paton <tonyp@tpg.com.au> =====
>>Hi all,
>>I was at Hornsby station at 7pm and saw something a bit odd. I saw the
>>XPT to Brisbane pull in on Platform 4. It waited for a long time. At
>>least 10mins. The newcastle train then came in on platform 3 and an
>>express from Newcastle came in on platform 2. Then the XPT departed
>>but went back towards Sydney. Everyone on the platform had strange
>>looks on their faces. I thought maybe there was a point failure and
>>they were going to bring it back to platform 3 but no, it dissapeared
>>towards town.
>>I haven't heard anything but maybe the floods up North have washed
>>away some track?
>>Certainly was a strange thing to see.
>
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