Re: Metrol & Heidelberg

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: Oh dear, If the new system lets up trains though before down trains,
: Hillside will loose quite a lot of money on fines.  Trains are scheduled
: (during the 20 min frequency period):
: Down HDB xx:17 - ROS xx:20
: Up   ROS xx:18 - HDB xx:21
: As you can see, trains are sched in both directions at the same time on
: the single track.  Currently down trains use the single line first,
: crossing Up trains at Rosanna Junction.  This works out fairly well,
: travel time is approx 2 mins between those two stations, and up trains are
: usuallu only 1 min late ex HDB.

They might make it so that down trains go first, the Bunyip - Longwarry was
set up so that at up train didn't have to stop.  This being that a loaded train
would not have to stop on the steep down grade.  

So Rossana - Heidelberg could be set up so that down trains get to go first
(ie they set up single line about Ivanhoe, but up train not until after Macleod)
During peak hour or late running the panel could just be run manually.

: Gareth.

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