Re: Re: [NSW] More Complaints on CityRail Southern Highlands

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

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:9gtcht0mpsgtp0c76mn3gocunt484aetnh@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 29 May 2001 15:30:06 +1000, "David Bennetts"
> <davibenn@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >In my response I talked about large population increases between Bargo and
> >Macarthur, recently I visited Thirlmere and was amazed at the number of new
> >houses there.  The Southern Highlands hasn't increased dramatically in
> >population, but the places on the way sure have, and the 2- car trains have
> >troubling coping with this influx.  I never said that the Illawarra (or
> >Central Coast for that matter) didn't deserve the improvement in train
> >services.
>
> Your trains will all be extended soon.   CityRail will be getting more
> high capacity railcars for Newcastle suburban working, and the
> Endeavours should cascade to the Southern Highlands.   All they need
> to do now is fix the alignments (bypass Picton?)

With Broken Hill supposedly getting "diesel railcars" at a total cost of $2.3m
per the 01/02 budget and Digest's item (page 9, May 2001 edition) about
Endeavours being converted to Xplorers, perhaps we have a nexus?

Chris