Re: Blacktown Station

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

C. Dewick wrote:

> Not sure if there's actually going to be a new platform, but there is going
> to be a new piece of track. The existing dead-end shunting neck outside the
> signal box is being turned into a new track going all the way down to just
> after the existing down branch line flyover.

Maybe they are re-introducing the fast electric parcel van and the old goods shed... :-)

> I presume this is to allow movements in both directions off the branch which
> won't interfere so much with main line movements.

All the Sydney - Olympic Park services will continue to Blacktown to reverse.  Blacktown needs to
be able to handle a train reversing every couple of minutes during the Olympics.

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David Johnson
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