Location: Melbourne
Huzzah!
Cityrail Service Interuptions - NOW WITH ADDED TRACKWORK!
michaelgreenhill
Administrator That's Numberwang!
Location: Melbourne
42101
Banned
Location: Banned
MGH YOU D MAN 
Seriously thank you very much for this as it is used a fair bit each week. 
Seriously thank you very much for this as it is used a fair bit each week.
42101
Banned
Location: Banned
Well here is the 1st one for the new thread.
Posted 14/12/07 11:57am
South Coast Line - Delays
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the South Coast Line in both directions due to a train requiring mechanical repairs at Wolli Creek. Delays can be expected.
A replacement bus service has been arranged between Wollongong and Port Kembla.
Posted 14/12/07 11:57am
South Coast Line - Delays
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the South Coast Line in both directions due to a train requiring mechanical repairs at Wolli Creek. Delays can be expected.
A replacement bus service has been arranged between Wollongong and Port Kembla.
Johnny_Walton
Railcorp Crash Test Dummy No.1
Location: Flemington Maintenance Centre
Well here is the 1st one for the new thread.
Posted 14/12/07 11:57am
South Coast Line - Delays
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the South Coast Line in both directions due to a train requiring mechanical repairs at Wolli Creek. Delays can be expected.
A replacement bus service has been arranged between Wollongong and Port Kembla.
And guess what Greg.
I believe it was your favorite train too.
AN OSCAR!!!
Apparetly a door problem on H2,
And a poorly trained crew not able to isolate the door correctly.
Jono.
42101
Banned
Location: Banned
Jono those damn things are still stalking me even on here or so it seems.
42101
Banned
Location: Banned
Blue mountains line is in a bad way this morning.
Service Interruptions
Posted 16/12/07 10:56am
Blue Mountains Line - Delays of approximately 45 minutes
CityRail advises that some trains are being delayed on the Blue Mountains Line following essential power supply repairs at Zig Zag earlier today.
The following services are currently delayed
8:36am Lithgow to Sydney; and
9:06am Lithgow to Sydney.
CityRail staff are working hard to bring services back to normal timetable as quickly as possible. Delays of approximately 45 minutes can still be expected.
Service Interruptions
Posted 16/12/07 10:56am
Blue Mountains Line - Delays of approximately 45 minutes
CityRail advises that some trains are being delayed on the Blue Mountains Line following essential power supply repairs at Zig Zag earlier today.
The following services are currently delayed
8:36am Lithgow to Sydney; and
9:06am Lithgow to Sydney.
CityRail staff are working hard to bring services back to normal timetable as quickly as possible. Delays of approximately 45 minutes can still be expected.
42101
Banned
Location: Banned
Something different in the way of delays.
Service Interruptions
Posted 16/12/07 10:57pm
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - Delays of approximately 30 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line in both directions due to a car crashing on to the line at Tempe. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can be expected.
CityRail is closely monitoring the situation and updates will be provided as information becomes available.
Service Interruptions
Posted 16/12/07 10:57pm
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - Delays of approximately 30 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line in both directions due to a car crashing on to the line at Tempe. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can be expected.
CityRail is closely monitoring the situation and updates will be provided as information becomes available.
flathog
Chief Commissioner
Location: Central West, NSW
*Hey Bill, when can I get my car back*
*Ummm...yeh about that....*
Always good to have an out of the ordinary reason for a delay every-so-often, Every time I've been to Sydney its always, *Sorry we're at a Red Signal*
Tom
*Ummm...yeh about that....*
Always good to have an out of the ordinary reason for a delay every-so-often, Every time I've been to Sydney its always, *Sorry we're at a Red Signal*
Tom
flathog
Chief Commissioner
Location: Central West, NSW
Yeh, sorry wrong use of wording 
I'll change it to reason?, sorry, that was just the first word that popped into my head, I do realise its a fact of life that trains to get delayed etc...
The only time I have EVER been annoyed by it was at the bottom of the fly-overs at Central...stopped in a packed and smelly Tangara after a day out behind 3830 and 3830 I was exhausted...
I'll change it to reason?, sorry, that was just the first word that popped into my head, I do realise its a fact of life that trains to get delayed etc...
The only time I have EVER been annoyed by it was at the bottom of the fly-overs at Central...stopped in a packed and smelly Tangara after a day out behind 3830 and 3830 I was exhausted...
Blackadder
Chief Commissioner
Location: Not the ECRL
Posted 17/12/07 04:39am
South Coast Line - Minor delays
CityRail advises that trains have been suspended on the South Coast Line between Kiama and Bomaderry (Nowra) in both directions due to a train requiring mechanical repairs at Kiama. Minor delays can be expected.
A replacement bus service has been arranged between Kiama and Bomaderry (Nowra).
CityRail is closely monitoring the situation and updates will be provided as information becomes available.
hurstville1
Chief Commissioner
Location: Uniform Papa - Yankee Oscar - Alpha Sierra Sierra
Posted 17/12/07 07:49am
North Shore Line - Delays of approximately 30 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the North Shore Line following a fatality at Lindfield and a sick passenger at North Sydney earlier today.
Train services from Gordon to North Sydney have resumed. Customers travelling on the Northern and Western Lines may incur flow-on delays.
CityRail staff are working hard to bring services back to normal timetable as quickly as possible. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can still be expected.
Posted 17/12/07 07:35am
South Coast Line - Minor delays
CityRail advises that trains have been suspended on the South Coast Line between Kiama and Bomaderry (Nowra) in both directions due to a train requiring mechanical repairs at Kiama. Minor delays can be expected.
A replacement bus service has been arranged between Kiama and Bomaderry (Nowra).
CityRail is closely monitoring the situation and updates will be provided as information becomes available.
42101
Banned
Location: Banned
Not a great start to the week for passengers at all.
Service Interruptions
Posted 17/12/07 10:57am
North Shore, Northern and Western Lines - Delays of up to 30 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the North Shore, Northern and Western Lines following a fatality and train requiring mechanical repairs at Lindfield and an ill passenger on a train at North Sydney earlier today.
CityRail staff are working hard to bring services back to normal timetable as quickly as possible. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can still be expected.
Service Interruptions
Posted 17/12/07 10:57am
North Shore, Northern and Western Lines - Delays of up to 30 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the North Shore, Northern and Western Lines following a fatality and train requiring mechanical repairs at Lindfield and an ill passenger on a train at North Sydney earlier today.
CityRail staff are working hard to bring services back to normal timetable as quickly as possible. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can still be expected.
Blackadder
Chief Commissioner
Location: Not the ECRL
They say things happen in 3's and today was definitly a case of it for the NS, firstly the fatality at Lindfield, and then not long after trains were moving on the up again past Gordon the break down also at Lindfield on Platform 1.
Then a sick passenger on a down service at North Sydney, all in all by about 11:30-12:00pm things were mostly back to normal.
Then a sick passenger on a down service at North Sydney, all in all by about 11:30-12:00pm things were mostly back to normal.
Raichase
Captain Rant!
Location: Sydney, NSW
up again past Gordon the break down also at Lindfield on Platform 1.
Thats the problem with Lindfield, is the terminating road is a dead end. Gordon has way more flexibility in that regard, with the ability to get to the centre platform from any direction.
Blackadder
Chief Commissioner
Location: Not the ECRL
Yes very true, might take a bit of reconfiguration work, but if they could make Plat 2 at Lindfield bi di would help a lot.
Looking at it this way at least trains could be turned around at Lindfield so that was some consolation there, just not much help for those heading up the Shore from Killara and areas North.
Looking at it this way at least trains could be turned around at Lindfield so that was some consolation there, just not much help for those heading up the Shore from Killara and areas North.
wurx
Lithgovian Ambassador-at-Large
Location: The mystical lost principality of Daptovia
Something different in the way of delays.
Service Interruptions
Posted 16/12/07 10:57pm
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - Delays of approximately 30 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line in both directions due to a car crashing on to the line at Tempe. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can be expected.
CityRail is closely monitoring the situation and updates will be provided as information becomes available.
.....and wasn't it a howler of an interruption, too
Made all Illawarra & ESR running very pear-shaped indeed 
I first found out about it, when I went to take over 313 run at Central @ 2259. First time that I can remember being faced with no road on pl. #25
We didn't get out of there until 2321.When we got to Sydenham, we had to wait some more, as there was already a train in pl. #6.
So when we got onto the platform, initially we were to be passing Wolli Ck (running us on the local, obviously). As it happened we only had to divert onto the local a little way; they were able to put us back on the main just before Tempe station.
It appeared that the handbrake had failed in an Econovan or something like, and it had rolled down a dead-end street, taking out the fence at the end and winding up sprawled across the Up & Down Main.
As 42101 so aptly put it, something different....
Trev Trainnut
Junior Train Controller
Location: Dapto
Our 8 car Oscar (6.22am Port Kembla to BJ) apparently had mechanical problems this morning and was cancelled. Didn't take long ......
Anyone have any details? This has been the first hiccup for a few weeks so hopefully an isolated problem.
You can imagine the following V-set was chockers.
Anyone have any details? This has been the first hiccup for a few weeks so hopefully an isolated problem.
You can imagine the following V-set was chockers.
belfordrocks
South Coast G Set
But isn't there two? One arriving Central at 9.01 and another at 9.10?
Trev Trainnut
Junior Train Controller
Location: Dapto
The following V set arrived on time at Syd Terminal at 8.30, but with people sitting on steps and floor
Trev Trainnut
Junior Train Controller
Location: Dapto
here we go again, on the way home now.
Town Hall station is a zoo - totally wall to wall people, not coping at all with the delays on the Illawarra.
Thank goodness for the 5.42 from Central!!
Town Hall station is a zoo - totally wall to wall people, not coping at all with the delays on the Illawarra.
Thank goodness for the 5.42 from Central!!
wurx
Lithgovian Ambassador-at-Large
Location: The mystical lost principality of Daptovia
here we go again, on the way home now.
Town Hall station is a zoo - totally wall to wall people, not coping at all with the delays on the Illawarra.
Thank goodness for the 5.42 from Central!!
Trev, if you think Town Hall is a zoo (I presume you're talking from an observer's POV), try to imagine what it's like for the people who work there
Trev Trainnut
Junior Train Controller
Location: Dapto
Yeah, it must be frustrating sorting out the chaos when something throws everything out of whack. The queues at the top of the escalator to platform 4 was a worry when common sense would say get to Central and then catch the train. Platforms 1&2 were normal.
You almost need staff with bull horns in the crowd itself as no one seemed to be listening.
You almost need staff with bull horns in the crowd itself as no one seemed to be listening.
Blackadder
Chief Commissioner
Location: Not the ECRL
Pax not listening, really no suprise for those that work on the Platforms .
As for them using common sense to get to to Central and get the train, didn't you know they have to get on that train regardless of how crowded it is
. (especially applies to late trains when there is a service following in 1 minute. )
.As for them using common sense to get to to Central and get the train, didn't you know they have to get on that train regardless of how crowded it is
. (especially applies to late trains when there is a service following in 1 minute. )
Blackadder
Chief Commissioner
Location: Not the ECRL
Another person injured by a train, this time @ Miranda 
Posted 20/12/07 07:16pm
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - Major delays
CityRail advises that trains have been suspended on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line between Sutherland and Cronulla in both directions due to a person injured by a train at Miranda. Major delays can be expected.
A replacement bus service has been arranged between Sutherland and Cronulla.
Police and emergency services are in attendance. At this stage there is no forecast of when the line can be reopened. Further information will be provided as it becomes available.
Kamz
Assistant Commissioner
Service Interruptions
Posted 25/12/07 11:51am
South Coast Line - Delays of 10-20 minutes
CityRail advises that trains are being delayed on the South Coast Line in both directions due to essential signal equipment repairs at Corrimal. Delays of 10-20 minutes can be expected.
Further information will be provided as it becomes available.
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