Re: Award winning stuff ups in NSW (was Train working changes to WTT or similiar

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Richo <richardc@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> I like the continued use of the rollover destination indicators on
stations
> still be installed....
> The XPT

Nothing wrong with the XPT - it is a GREAT daylight service train (no good
for overnight though) - they just need to get the catering right.

> The reintroduction of the crappy stock on the Broken Hill and Griffith
> Services, and the temporary use of crappy stock between the cessation of
the
> Canberra XPT and the Xplorers.

I actually prefer those cars - for Economy travel, they are better than the
XPT and Xploder. For overnight travel, I prefer them to XPT and Xploder
First Class.

> The Stanwell Park Viaduct (couldn't they see that coming?)
> redoing the bethungra spiral when they should have just spent the money
> getting rid of the thing - reinstating single track on a better alignment

Yeah - NR did not speak to Countrylink - CL would have put the extra money
in to get rid of it.

> The conflict between Olympic trains and freight - didn't they work that
out
> before they built the line.

It was predicted. But they did not think it would be a problem. After the
first Easter Show, they relised it WOULD be a problem. No money was lost
though. The solution BEFORE the event would be exactly what exists now, and
it would have cost the same, only it would have happened sooner.

> Fitting out most of Enfield with overhead (when it is painfully obvious
> they're not going to be using it)

Yeah - that is funny.

DaveP