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Thread: Where is it - Sydney Suburban - Bounded by Cityrail Network |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:12 pm Subject: Re: Where is it - Sydney Suburban - Bounded by Cityrail Netw |
| Looks like Campsie? |
Thread: Proposed 2009 CityRail timetable |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:06 pm Subject: Re: Proposed 2009 CityRail timetable |
If that had been done so, Epping-Chatswood would be a shorter line, and the 3km of tunneling saved could have kept its costs down enough for the other section to be built.
Damn nimblys, how I hate yo ... |
Thread: Epping to Chatswood starting date |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:53 pm Subject: Re: Epping to Chatswood starting date |
| They get a 4 minute saving at the moment, why complain there? I'd love it if my train took 30 minutes to get to Central, but it doesn't. The boosted frequency which will probably happen in the future ... |
Thread: Epping to Chatswood starting date |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:11 am Subject: Re: Epping to Chatswood starting date |
Same at Glenfield just before the peak, and close to where it ends. Parallel arrival of the terminating service, and service to Campbelltown. The next one comes 15 minutes later.
Hopefully they is ... |
Thread: Freight Line on hold? |
Crazy-D
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:43 pm Subject: Re: Freight Line on hold? |
Fairfield Mayor and newly-elected Cabramatta State MP Nick Lalich criticised the corporation’s plans to provide car parking within 400m of Cabramatta railway station, saying it was too far.
"Who, in ... |
Thread: Back to Single Deck; Western Line terminates at Syd Terminal |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:59 pm Subject: Re: Back to Single Deck; Western Line terminates at Syd Term |
Having a think about this, can anyone see what would be the problems with the following:
1. Trains from Blacktown and Campbelltown via Granville use the middle tracks between Strathfield and Centra ... |
Thread: Freight Line on hold? |
Crazy-D
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:27 pm Subject: Re: Freight Line on hold? |
| Looking at the NSW State Plan for the "Capacity and Service Improvement Initiatives 2017" it shows an extra track between Glenfield and Macarthur. It shows a line (obviously to signify the track) conn ... |
Thread: Any old State Rail Authority timetables? |
Crazy-D
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:28 am Subject: Re: Any old State Rail Authority timetables? |
| Also, just out of curiousity, is it possible for an idea of the peak/off peak services from Campbelltown to the city via either East Hills or Granville ran. Similar to above if possible in regards to ... |
Thread: Freight Line on hold? |
Crazy-D
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:20 am Subject: Re: Freight Line on hold? |
Hah! Tough tities!
Although I get barely any noise (living 150m from the line) it does echo alot and some night time freights are quite noisy. The trains run 1-2m above street level here. If there ... |
Thread: Back to Single Deck; Western Line terminates at Syd Terminal |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:21 pm Subject: Re: Back to Single Deck; Western Line terminates at Syd Term |
| Platform 22 is also for the 8 or so Campbelltown via Sydenham and East Hills services. |
Thread: Mini Budget - Transport |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:31 am Subject: Re: Mini Budget - Transport |
| Forget Heavy Rail... Metro is the only answer in densely populated areas. Running Heavy rail through CBD pretending to be a metro is crazy the network is choked now as it is. As a driver in the mornin ... |
Thread: Mini Budget - Transport |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:21 pm Subject: Re: Mini Budget - Transport |
| I like it all, except the Metro idea. That 1.8 billion should be put back into the clearways so ALL projects are finished. Possibly also some tunneling and track to Castle Hill. |
Thread: Interesting, if vague, article in the Tele today - no metro? |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:36 pm Subject: Re: Interesting, if vague, article in the Tele today - no me |
| I would rather PRL be built than this - PRL would free up capacity (paths as well as seats/standing space) between Parramatta and the CBD, as well as providing new links with dramatic travel time redu ... |
Thread: Interesting, if vague, article in the Tele today - no metro? |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:12 am Subject: Re: Interesting, if vague, article in the Tele today - no me |
Could something like this work in the future? (fantasy?)
Expansions on it are:
Parramatta - Redfern tunnel (for Intercity / some Penrith trains).
Sydenham - Redfern extra tracks (clearways anyw ... |
Thread: Another rail plan axed |
Crazy-D
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:13 pm Subject: Re: Another rail plan axed |
| I remember seeing that in the newspaper quite a few years back. The telegraph did a whole special on it and I still think I got some of the articles lying around. It was quite exciting seeing the plan ... |
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