Re: Connex train splitting

["Michael Wierzbinski" <wizzer1865@NOSPAMoptusnet.com.au>]

"Paul Hambleton" <P.HambletonREMOVE@bom.gov.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> Here is the follow up, as promised, to the issue of Connex train splitting
> at Flinders St.
> Despite what some of you thought (it WASN'T an April Fool's joke), a Connex
> customer service officer did tell me that some works were going to be
> carried out at Flinders St. to facilitate train splitting and make life
> safer for drivers having to get down on the tracks if something went wrong.
> Well, I'm here to tell you that works have been carried out. If you check
> out the track on platform 4 at the point where 3 car Comeng sets are joined
> to form 6 car sets you will see that screenings have been spread on top of
> the ballast to make a smoother surface on which to stand.
> Not much I know - but works nonetheless. So there:)
>

You didn't mention that screening was initially laid on 2 Rd, all well and good
you might say but upon arrival of the first train to arrive and split it was
found that it was about 2m out, guess what no split, guess what splits banned
again :-)