Re: Did the 9:57 reach Lithgow?

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Dave Proctor wrote:

> David & Julie Donald wrote in message <385AACBF.CA4D27F4@hermes.net.au>...
>
> >However, that does raise the question, that has been asked before, why the
> >driver of the InterCity didn't challenge the road on the approach to
> Blacktown,
> >when surely he would have realized that he was going somewhere a little
> strange.
>
> Apparently, the driver did query the signals, but, the story goes, the
> signaller was unable to change the route that was already set.
>
> This is strange. If he had pulled up close to Seven Hills or somewhere on
> the flyover, surely they should have been able to reset the signals and
> points near the signal box at Blacktown, even if they had to time out and
> wait a few minutes. The train could then have been routed into Platform 3
> (the first train to use it, I would imagine).

A down interurban did use Platform 3 yesterday.


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