Re: ANOTHER CITYARIL COCKUP

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <Sq5D2.3285$Hn5.1332@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>,
Ron BEST <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote:
>Anyone know what the is so "essential" about the trackwork that is going to
>close the whole North Shore line next weekend, just when the big Rugby
>Leauge match is on at Homebush? What a missed opportunity to get some new
>off-peak customers! ("Alternative" transport from Chatswood is a bus to
>Pymble, then an ORTA bus from there!)

 East Hills line is closed as well.

 Ive seem some thing some where with Cityrail defending them selves - saying
that the closedowns were planned 12 months ago, and no one told them about
the Homebush event until it was to late to change the maintence programs.
 They also said 'we cannot interupt the upgrade program at short notice
if we want to complete all the upgrading work before the Olympics.

 More 'screw the locals for the games' stuff. Whos gota live here and
get around town more ?. The residents or tourists who will only be here
for 2 weeks...

 And any one who belives the Airport curfew will stay in place around the
time is dreaming. (Im under the E/W flight paths.....)