Re: Interstate Trains at North Terrace, maybe?

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <Pine.OSF.4.03.9810211522120.28880-100000@ties.itu.ch> arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int> writes:
>From: arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int>
>Subject: Re: Interstate Trains at North Terrace, maybe?
>Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:27:30 +0200


>North Terrace formerly had 13 platforms and one additional track north of
>platform 13 which could be used for locomotives being uncoupled from
>recently arrived trains to exit without having to move the carriages from
>the platform.

>It now has 9 platforms.


The only potential problem with using Adelaide terrace for SG trains is that 
its a dead end statiion unlike Keswick .
For terminating trains , this doesnt matter, but if GSR are going to run thru 
trains like the Ghan from AS to Melb , then it means the train gets reversed
at Adelaide.
No real problem in this , except there seems to be an aversion in running 
passenger trains backwards,ie all the seats facing the wrong way around .
I guess you could run thru the train and turn all the seats around or reverse 
the train around the triangle ,(you would have to build one near Gaol Loop 
somewhere.)
The same problem will exist at Melb if the Ghan continuous on to 
Sydney,unless it can be reversed somewhere.

cheers
MD