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Thread: [ABC NEWS] Half-price trips for western Sydney |
Thomas the tank engine
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Views: 788
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:42 pm Subject: Re: [ABC NEWS] Half-price trips for western Sydney |
| For the past 2 days, I have not noticed a decrease in patronage on my service. Quite the contrary in fact. |
Thread: TV News Presenters |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 393
Views: 25123
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:46 am Subject: Re: TV News Presenters |
Yes Aela finished with 7 yesterday. She has gone overseas so I'm afraid we won't see her on our screens in the near future.
She just did a live report from Beijing on Seven News.
She is doing some ... |
Thread: TV News Presenters |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 393
Views: 25123
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:08 pm Subject: Re: TV News Presenters |
Yes Aela finished with 7 yesterday. She has gone overseas so I'm afraid we won't see her on our screens in the near future.
She just did a live report from Beijing on Seven News. |
Thread: TV News Presenters |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 393
Views: 25123
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:13 pm Subject: Re: TV News Presenters |
Ten has an early News at 6am. Is that new too?
That's been on for years. |
Thread: Sydney to Newcastle |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 43
Views: 2394
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:59 pm Subject: Re: Sydney to Newcastle |
Your thinking of Wondabyne, situated between Hawkesbury River and Woy Woy!
That would be the one. I remember once seeing a passenger getting off the train, to be met by a small dinghy and headed s ... |
Thread: Roster For An Intercity Driver Or Guard |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 24
Views: 1550
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:50 pm Subject: Re: Roster For An Intercity Driver Or Guard |
| If I was a train driver or guard, I would much prefer doing Intercity instead of suburban runs. The constant change in scenary makes the day go faster. I certainly would not like to be rostered on t ... |
Thread: Sydney to Newcastle |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 43
Views: 2394
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:41 am Subject: Re: Sydney to Newcastle |
| There is a station between Hawksbury River and Gosford which is so short that if you blink, you would miss it. Can't remember if it was Tascott, Koolewong, or Wondabyne. It has no roads, but a very ... |
Thread: Roster For An Intercity Driver Or Guard |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 24
Views: 1550
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:35 am Subject: Re: Roster For An Intercity Driver Or Guard |
| Seems like the Intercity crews have an easier/less hectic roster compared to those that do the suburban trips, given the number of return trips they do. |
Thread: Sydney to Newcastle |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 43
Views: 2394
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:53 pm Subject: Re: Sydney to Newcastle |
| Yeah, I sometimes wonder why the smaller stations still get an hourly service. At many of the stops today, only 1 passenger got on/off the train, sometimes none at all. |
Thread: Roster For An Intercity Driver Or Guard |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 24
Views: 1550
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:38 pm Subject: Roster For An Intercity Driver Or Guard |
| How many return trips would a driver or guard on the Intercity runs do in a day? Considering a Sydney to Newcastle return trip takes close to 6 hours, that would come close to 1 shift, wouldn't it, i ... |
Thread: Sydney to Newcastle |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 43
Views: 2394
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:32 pm Subject: Sydney to Newcastle |
| Having driven up the F3 countless number of times, I decided to travel by train to Newcastle today. The scenary was very beautiful between Berowra and Gosford, but very boring from that point onwards ... |
Thread: Train Fanatic's Success Story |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 3
Views: 183
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:18 pm Subject: Re: Train Fanatic's Success Story |
| The video to the story comes after the advertisement. |
Thread: Train Fanatic's Success Story |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 3
Views: 183
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:48 pm Subject: Train Fanatic's Success Story |
| http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/index.html?autoplay_id=8365191#embedded-video-top |
Thread: Japanese News April 2008 |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 32
Views: 1106
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Forum: East and South East Asia Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:23 pm Subject: Re: Japanese News April 2008 |
Trains troubles delay 600,000 commuters
From correspondents in Tokyo
April 10, 2008 08:44pm
Article from: Reuters
A FIRE and a signal fault delayed more than 600,000 Japanese commuters today, w ... |
Thread: Wavy Track between Central & Town Hall. |
Thomas the tank engine
Replies: 6
Views: 760
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:11 pm Subject: Re: Wavy Track between Central & Town Hall. |
| It's worse if you're standing inside a Tangara. I've seen unsuspecting passengers fall over. |
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