Re: [ANN] aus.flame.cityfail passes unanimously

[Greg Rudd <greg@law.usyd.edu.au>]

Adrian Whichello wrote:

> Maybe Cityrail have forgotten that the latest in the series of
> trackwork
> timetables on the Western line has finished. I along with several
> thousand
> others who commute from the Blue Mountains have yet to get home on
> time for the
> past month. The arrival times during trackwork were, predictably, a
> joke. But
> since the ordinary timetable restarted Monday, I was looking forward
> to some
> relief. But it was not to be:
>
> Monday: some idiot decides to end it all from Nepean bridge...
>
> Tuesday: somebody falls under a train at Parramatta...
>
> Wednesday: some dickhead in Control decides to send the 4:59pm via
> Platform 4
> at Redfern. Of course, us poor bugger passengers on Platform 2 were
> only told
> about this as the train was pulling into the station, and the guard
> gave the
> right away as most of us were still coming down the steps.
>
> L7 - Late... Seven days a week.
>
> Wonder what'll happen tonight?
>
> Adrian.

Hi Adrian

I seem to recall last Wendsday te preceding  Newcastle train was delayed
for about 5-10 minutes at Redfern.  In that context It would have been
sensible to route the train onto the down suburban at Clevland St cross
overs and then for the train to go back onto the main at the Macdonald
town cross overs.

After the Mt Victora train had crossed over to the suburban the
Newcastle train then departed thus causing the socalled stuff-up.  Also
you have to remember that station staff are some times the last people
to know about such chages.  Especally in peak hour when you are dealing
with 2  min head ways.

Sorry if I come across as a smart arse but that is the only reason I
could think of,  for what happed last Wendsday.

See ya -greg