Re: Call for extended train service

["sean" <spam@doctornick.org>]

Oh well, it should be interesting to see if this happens or not tho.

.sean.
doctornick@doctornick.org


"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "sean" <spam@doctornick.org> wrote in message
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> > "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> > 3AB9B287.D52F4E6E@fang.omni.com.au">news:3AB9B287.D52F4E6E@fang.omni.com.au...
> > > Residents living west of Katoomba are being disadvantaged by train
> > > services that run only every two hours, according to one Upper
Mountains
> > > councillor. Clr Terri Hamilton moved at last night's council meeting
> > > that the Member for Blue Mountains Bob Debus and Transport Minister
Carl
> > > Scully be requested to extend hourly services which currently
terminate
> > > at Katoomba to Medlow Bath, Blackheath, and Mount Victoria.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://bluemountains.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&c
> > ategory=general%20news&story_id=28999
> > > (Blue Mountains Gazette)
> >
> >> Ive talked to Cityrail people about that in the past, and the reason
> behind
> > it is that they're isnt alot of ppl that travel up that way in the
> daytime,
> > and they need V sets elsewhere on the network.
>
> And that is a load of crap, as someone who has had to (as a Katoomba
cabbie)
> take people from Katoomba to Bleakheath after the train come sin (and
heard
> radio calls for Bleakheath cabs to pick people up to take them to Katoomba
> to connect with the "rail").
>
> Dave
>
>