Re: Hillside Trains (Melbourne) - Station Vacancies

[Jeremy Lunn <Jeremy@Melbourne.8m.com>]

Gareth Lumsden wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Jeremy Lunn wrote:
> >
> > That reminds me.... yesterday... the overhead powerlines had some
> > problem... somewhere between Camberwell and Burnley... and it took an
> > hour to get from Box Hill to the city.  There just so happened to be
> > station officiers on that train... The met should now how it feels
> > themselfs now... since they had their own employees stuck for half an
> > hour...
> > --
> > Jeremy Lunn
> 
> Yesterday's little f'up was apparently caused by an empty train to
> Bayswater going a little bit too fast over the points approaching
> Camberwell.  Interesting that it did not derail, but pulled down the
> overhead!.  Hitachi (or Martin & King) trains have always had a great
> reputation for wrecking their pantos. Oh Well, once it actually got to
> it's destination, it would be able to have it's pantograph replaced!
> The incicent happened at arround 9 am and, as far as I understand, trains
> didn't start running again until about 2pm.  The 13:57 down Lilydale (run
> by the double deck set) was one of the first trains through.
> 
> Gareth

Wow... how'd you know all that? 2pm is when they said it would be
working again, so you must be right, hehe

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