Re: What Happens to Aussie trains when the Time Changes?

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

"Thomas P. Grommell" wrote:

> Hi.
>
> At 2am one Sunday each November, most American communities turn their clocks
> back one hour from " daylight savings time" to " standard time". Do not know
> if you have such a time change in Australia, but assuming that you do, I
> have a question.
>
> Amtrak, the US rail system, has an interesting practice when this takes
> place. They accomodate the change by stopping the train for one hour....and
> then resuming the trip when the hour has passed, and they are back on the
> normal schedule.
>
> If I were a passenger on one of these trains, I would be furious at what
> seems like a foolish and avoidable delay....but some people think the policy
> makes sense....would like to know: what do the trains in Australia do when
> the
> time changes?

We just run the train an hour earlier or later.  What does Amtrack do at the
other end of daylight saving?  Do they skip a few stations to get back on time?



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