Re: Metrol & Heidelberg

[Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au>]

I was tongue in cheek when I wrote it, unfortunately this is what appears to be
happening....

Christopher Sims wrote:

> Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au> wrote in message
> 37EC8AE2.8A74ABA8@tig.com.au">news:37EC8AE2.8A74ABA8@tig.com.au...
> >
> >
> > Notagunzel wrote:
> >
> > > SW 1235/99 advises:
> > >
> > > On Thu 23/9/99 between 0800 & 1600 at Heidelburg the following will be
> > > abolished: No. 3 Rd, No. 11 pts & Derail, No. 21 pts & Derail, Down
> Dwarf 13 &
> > > Up Dwarf 19.
> > >
> > > Dunno if it happened, & I believe the pts would have been spiked.
> >
> > Cutting off their noses again... won't be long before the only set of
> points a
> > train comes to is at FSS, SST or the terminus station they arrive at..
> (remove all
> > the "short terminating points, we don't need them..)
> >
> > When does it go over to Metrol? or are they putting a SCP in there..
> >
> > It would make sense for them to put a local Control Panel in that covered
> > Heidelberg, Rosanna Junction, Macleod, Eltham, Diamond Creek and
> Hurstbridge.
> >
> > These signalling areas are due to be upgraded / abolished in the future..
> Why not
> > control it all from one point.
> >
> > (As a signalling enthusiast, I can't believe I just said that...)
> >
> > > SW 1234/99 advises:
> > >
> > > From last train Sat 25/9/99 (actually early Sun morning) till 0100
> Monday
> > > 27/9/99 control of Metrol Computers A, B & C will be temporarily
> transferred to
> > > Level 5 Transport House.  In addition, the Train Controllers will
> temporarily
> > > transfer to Level 5, SEPAC phones being connected, but Signal Post
> phones still
> > > connected to Batman Ave.
> >
> > Glad the Train controllers are going as an addidtion.. would make it hard
> to do
> > their job.. :P
> >
> > > It also gives phone Nos. for drivers to contact the controllers @ Level
> 5, but
> > > oddly it appears that the Caulfield Area Controller has a Flinders St
> Phone
> > > No.(5xxxx, 9610xxxx, whereas the others have Transport House Nos.
> (1xxxx,
> > > 9619xxxx).
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mr Notagunzel.
> > > Rail Transportation Connoisseur.
> > > notagunzel@bigfoot.com
> > > (Waiting for the next move at http://www.bigfoot.com/~notagunzel)
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tony Gatt.
> > http://homepages.tig.com.au/~baulko
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> >
> > In regard to what has bean written re abollish the short terminating
> points. The problem with this is what happens when there is an accident at a
> level crossing?  Where abouts do the trains terminate?  Cheers Christopher.

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Thanks,

Tony Gatt.
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~baulko
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