Melbourne Trains and timetables

[Chris Parnell <chspnll@origin.net.au>]

Vaughan Williams wrote:

Generally if a trains running late it can try to make up the time
by
going faster between stations (Melbourne trains don't run as fast
as
theyre capable of safely doing - many timetables haven't been
adjusted
since the days of the red rattler).

I think this is inaccurate. I can recall timetable changes after
the departure of the Tait stock; Glen Waverley, Belgrave and
Lilydale were tightened up so much the Blues couldn't stay on time
in the morning peak. I used to watch the perfomance of the Blues
against the new WTT rather carefully.