Re: NT1 XPT (was Saturday in Sydney

["Robert Parnell" <rparnell@netspace.net.au>]

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Robert Parnell writes:

>
>> David & Julie Donald wrote in message
<363B603F.7C81DE1D@hermes.net.au>...
>> A few incidents from the Sydney area on Saturday, 31st October
>> ("Halloween").
>>
>> 1.  I suspect that it was going to be a rather "long night" for the
>> passengers
>> on NT1 to Brisbane last night.  My timetable indicates that departure
from
>> Sydney Terminal is at 1624, but information received indicates that the
>> train was still in the Strathfield area three hours later.
>
>So does anyone know why NT1 was delayed?  It passed here at Salisbury Qld
>at 7.57am EST (8.57am DST) on the Sunday morning meaning it was approx.
>3hrs 10 mins late.  I've not seen it come past here that late for some
>time.

Probably due to the failure of NT3/4  the day before (it forms NT1/2)  and
that the "spare" set at Sydenham wasn't ready.

>
>Graham Duffin,
>Salisbury, Qld.
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