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Thread: NSW Main South and West deviations |
drwaddles
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Forum: Railway Archaeology Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:05 pm Subject: NSW Main South and West deviations |
I feel your pain, Rolfe - those datasets are usually riddled with errors  |
Thread: NSW Main South and West deviations |
drwaddles
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Forum: Railway Archaeology Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:24 pm Subject: NSW Main South and West deviations |
| What a timely thread, as I just scanned this. It's a brochure my mate picked up for me when he went through Gunning a few weeks ago - it's got some information for you on the deviations in that area.
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Thread: Railway Archaeology: where is it? |
drwaddles
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Forum: Railway Archaeology Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:09 pm Subject: Railway Archaeology: where is it? |
Dartmoor?
I think we might need a clue... |
Thread: [HS] Australia's Ricky Ponting branded 'ordinary captain' |
drwaddles
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:57 pm Subject: [HS] Australia's Ricky Ponting branded 'ordinary captain' |
The breaks between overs are surely so that Channel 9 can play ads?  |
Thread: Frankston, VIC bypass to be toll free (works start in 2009) |
drwaddles
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Forum: Other Transport Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:20 pm Subject: Frankston, VIC bypass to be toll free (works start in 2009) |
But the 3000-page report, which cost $5 million to produce, did not consider the possibility that building the road would cause more people to drive.
The report says the internationally recognised ... |
Thread: Wallsend branch |
drwaddles
Replies: 6
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Forum: Railway Archaeology Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:04 pm Subject: Wallsend branch |
Along the northern side of Cowper/Cameron Streets and then behind the row of houses on the southern side of Wilkinson Avenue.
Then on the northern side of Rankin/University Drive - after it crossed ... |
Thread: Straight line planners |
drwaddles
Replies: 7
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:53 pm Subject: Straight line planners |
Against my better judgement - here you go shunter
http://sydney3000.wordpress.com/ |
Thread: [The Age] Connex changes affect thousands |
drwaddles
Replies: 96
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:44 pm Subject: Re: [The Age] Connex changes affect thousands |
Is not nice to call people names, ok.
It's also not nice to litter this forum with incoherent repetetive dribble, particularly when it is not related to the discussion at hand or when it has been p ... |
Thread: Straight line planners |
drwaddles
Replies: 7
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:36 pm Subject: Re: Straight line planners |
are the transport planners happy with planning straight line transport networks. every time a rail project starts to hit a circle the project gets stopped or put on goverment hold.
i know a straight ... |
Thread: [The Age] Connex changes affect thousands |
drwaddles
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:26 pm Subject: Re: [The Age] Connex changes affect thousands |
Now how about some direct service from city to Hurstbridge without traveling via city loop in PM weekday peak time!
You're an idiot.
The whole point of this exercise was to provide the one opera ... |
Thread: [The Age] Connex changes affect thousands |
drwaddles
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:51 pm Subject: [The Age] Connex changes affect thousands |
| True end-to-end journey time will be improved for most, given that removing the junction conflict equates to higher capacity and thus more frequent services, reducing waiting time. |
Thread: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
drwaddles
Replies: 71
Views: 1825
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:33 pm Subject: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
So they aren't already cheap enough?
Let's celebrate induced demand.
Agree (as usual) but at least its not furhter discounts for long-distance dormitories. |
Thread: Additional Shore signals around Wollstonecraft. |
drwaddles
Replies: 23
Views: 977
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:25 pm Subject: Additional Shore signals around Wollstonecraft. |
Alternately operate the pax with uneven intevals, say 10/20/10/20 instead of 15/15/15/15.
Worst possible outcome. |
Thread: Additional Shore signals around Wollstonecraft. |
drwaddles
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:03 pm Subject: Additional Shore signals around Wollstonecraft. |
south of Epping are loosing 4tph due to the ECL,
How can they loose 4tph when most of the day they only get 2?
The 2 tph is off peak. In the peak there are 4 tph all stops plus 4tph limited sto ... |
Thread: ARTC Upgrades between Telarah and Brisbane - making a differ |
drwaddles
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Forum: Signalling and Infrastructure Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:14 am Subject: Re: ARTC Upgrades between Telarah and Brisbane - making a di |
I believe if anything suburban and inter urban services are too frequent in a lot of places and trains running around with a guard and driver only are far too common .
Don't let your dislike for p ... |
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