Re: [Melb.] Hillside Express Shopper Trains

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: > I'm assuming they will be 3-car comengs as well unless they want to leave a
: > 6-car train on pl 2 at Camberwell for 20 mins. Seems very stupid not to run
: > it through to the city (express Camberwell-Glenferrie-Richmond-Flinders
: > street)

: These trains were always proposed to run between Ringwwod and Camberwell only.
: Hillside are required to run additional services under there lease and they
: couldn't fit any in the city so this was someones idea to satisfy the contract.
: I don't expect to see any improvements to the services with the customers in
: mind, do you?

Just to add to what RailVic said.

The train is formed by a three car comeng from Alamein.  About 9:30 in the
morning two six car trains run empty from FSS to Camberwell (via Riversdale)
which split to form 4 three car trains.  Only 3 three car trains are needed
to provide the Camberwell-Alamein shuttle so the forth three car set will
be used for the Camberwell-Ringwood runs.  This then joins back up at 
Camberwell later in the day and runs empty (6 car) to FSS.

After arrival at Camberwell the train will shunt and re-dock (S&R) via 
signal 28 (dwarf, shunt from down line, under the flyover) and ment to
shunt into platform 3, however shunt from down line to platform 3 is 
NOT a signalled move.  Since there is no "Limit of Shunt" or signal at the
Up end of platform 3.


And just more trains to set the level crossings at Heatherdale, Mitcham, 
Rooks, Springvale, Blackburn and Middleborough roads to the wrong
stopping pattern (ie express/stopper) and it will be only a matter of
time before there is an accident either by the level crossing not
protecting the train or staying down too long and someone driving around the
crossing.


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Chris Gordon
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