Edited 06 Jul 2019 22:16, 2 years ago, edited by RTT_Rules

I see the point of the anti-connection advocates are calling for but then again is this debate about what we want to see or will see?

Southern Highlands through run to the city in peak is more justified than Bathurst and South Coast as both will use the electrified sections to fill the trains. Additionally, is it smart to run a 2 car train through a network that is already congested.

The Bathurst Bullet relies on few stops to maintain a reasonable about of speed for what is a painfull alignment, the others are not much better. If you look to Germany, from my observation it was quite common to have DMU shuttles on branch lines to the sparked corridors, so it obviously works but its in the delivery that makes the difference.

Yes I think all three should have cross platform connections to a express spark leaving within 5min of arrival and no standing in the weather, VV in reverse. Using a tiered approach the spark can provide a faster connection to stations closer to the city still on the same line. So for example, connection at Katoomba/Penrith, Campbelltown/Revsbry and Wollongong/Port Kembla. The Bomberry trains are 20 stops with connection to the, not too bad, but still a few. The longer connection time at Kiama needs improvement which I think will happen post CAF.