Re: Chatswood station/update

[Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>]

Bill Bolton wrote:

> Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Could never understand why they didn't retain the track in place when Chatswood
> > was resignaled around 1994-95.
>
> The potential usefulness for normal traffic purposes was not
> commensurate with the cost of replacing the worn special work and
> associated signalling etc needed to access it.

Chatswood was probably the least used "turnback" station out of Gordon and Lindfield
on the North Shore line, although 2-3 trains did use the turnback facility in the
late '80s and early '90s timetables. One train that comes to mind was a 8:08am
service, always run by a red ratter M set.

>
> > Surely it would have been more cost effective to retain the track in place.
>
> Why "surely"?

How much money was wasted getting backhoes, men, spoil trains and overhead wiring
removed, just to get rid of 150 metres of track?

For all their efforts, there is now a big gaping hole that collects rainwater and
another commuter eyesore.

Regards,

Jon Lau