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Top Table Talk – a Cornucopia of New Working Timetables AUSTRALASIAN TIMETABLE NEWS No. 257, January 2014 ISSN 1038-3697 RRP $4.95 Published by the Australian Timetable Association www.aattc.org.au TOP TABLE TALK – A CORNUCOPIA OF NEW WORKING TIMETABLES Australian Rail Track Corporation • Down services travelling towards Unanderra North 12 January 2014 Junction now display an I route code after Coniston. A new ARTC Working Timetable (aka Master Train Plan) Electronic copies of this WTT are available from the ATA’s came into operation from 12 January 2014. It is available on January Distribution List. their website. Click on “Operations” or go directly to Special Train Notice 0010-2014 provides a summary of http://www.artc.com.au/Content.aspx?p=161 It now changes. includes a section for the Sydney Metropolitan Freight Network including Marrickville Junction to Botany Gate taken Transport for NSW 21 December 2013 and over by ARTC from Transport for NSW on 18 December 2013. 1 February 2014 A new Transport for NSW Freight Working Timetable for the Electronic copies of this WTT are available from the ATA’s Sydney area came into operation from 21 December 2013. January Distribution List. A further new Freight Working Timetable for the Sydney area NSW Country Regional Network will come into operation from 1 February 2014. Book 4 12 January 2014 (Weekdays) and Book 5 (Weekends) have been published for both dates. A new John Holland Rail NSW Country Regional Network Working Timetable came into operation from 12 January Electronic copies of the 21 Dec WTT are available from the 2014. It is available on their website. Click on “Network ATA’s January Distribution List. Operations and Access” or go directly to http://www.jhrcrn.com.au/Documents.asp?ID=67&Title= V/Line 22 December 2013 Standard+Working+Timetable+%28SWTT%29&pg=1&sta A new V/Line Working Timetable came into operation from rt=1 22 December 2013 for the opening of the first section of the Regional Rail Link from Southern Cross to South Kensington Sydney Trains 11 January 2014 (see item below). The new Working Timetables have not A new Sydney Trains Working Timetable came into been sighted yet. Public timetables are on their website at operation from 11 January 2014. Book 1 (Weekdays) and http://www.vline.com.au/timetables/timetables/train.html Book 2 (Weekends) are designated as version 3.01, and replace version 2.05 dated 20 October 2013 and all Maryborough line trains will now serve the re-opened station subsequent amendments. A number of changes to the at Talbot. A connecting bus will operate from Talbot to content and format of the Working Timetable have been Lexton for a trial period of six months. incorporated. A major feature of the new schedules is that trains on the • Commissioning of Liverpool turnback with altered North East Standard Gauge line to Albury (controlled by train working. Down through trains now operate via ARTC) have all been slowed down by fifteen minutes. the new platform 4 (except empty trains performing However these slowdowns do not appear in the Public rail cleans). The majority of down services timetables. In a great Victorian Railways tradition, dating terminating at Liverpool to form up services will back more than 100 years, trains may depart earlier from terminate / commence from platform 3. Up services locations if circumstances permit; and it is these earlier times will continue to operate via platform 1. that appear in the Public timetables. In the Down direction • Altered run numbering. the Public times are the same as in the former timetable. • Changes to stabling arrangements and They are five minutes earlier than the Working timetable at maintenance cycles. all stations from Seymour to Wodonga, then fifteen minutes • Increased deployment of Waratah trains (A sets). earlier at Albury. In the Up direction, the Working Timetable • Revised Standby train arrangements. schedules are five minutes later at stations, crossing loops • Commissioning of Auburn Junction Stage 9, at and junctions from Seymour to Sims St Junction (just before kilometrage 17.78, (Auburn East control area) Dynon), then fifteen minutes later at Southern Cross, but • Changes resulting from altered speed boards, the again these are not reflected in the Public timetables and introduction of additional route codes, and revised again trains may depart at the earlier Public times if performance modelling around North Strathfield circumstances permit. However, it is unclear whether this Junction and Homebush. All references to change is permanent, or merely for the period of the Homebush Loop will be removed and merged with Summer timetables from 22 December 2013 until 24 the Homebush timing point. January 2014 and whether they are regular timetables or special hot weather schedules (WOLO in railway talk – Northern group : Takes account of opening of Southern originally the railway telegram code word for hot weather Cross platforms 15 and 16 and new Regional Rail Link conditions). tracks to South Kensington; Some Newport line trains have altered schedules to accommodate altered V/Line trains. Metro Trains Melbourne 22 December Caulfield group : From the first down departure until 0725, 2013 as well as several other trains in the inter-peak, departures A new Metro Trains Melbourne Working Timetable came into are one minute earlier and journey times increased. operation from 22 December 2013. The main alterations are: As of early January, this WTT has not been placed on Clifton Hill group : Layovers at single-line crossing stations Metro’s website. that were only required for Staff working have been removed; The City Circle Loop direction has been reversed. TRANSPERTH TRAINS: 2013 THROUGH TRAVELEASY by David Whiteford TravelEasy is Transperth’s email / sms alert system for Fremantle line service disruptions, changes, and arrangements for special events. Anyone can register to receive notices suited to their 13 notices (2 in 2012). The increase is due to the major requirements, choosing from specific train, bus or ferry tunnel project for the Fremantle line as it leaves Perth routes, and options for special event types. Your profile can station. be as small as one bus route or include all options. Midland line February 2013 Table Talk carried a summary of the 2012 7 notices (7 in 2012). railway Travel Easy reports for rail disruptions (planned and Joondalup line unplanned), special event services, and other notices. This 27 notices (14 in 2012). Many are linked to the connections report is compiled from all of the notices I have filed for to the Fremantle line. 2013. Mandurah line EVENTS 21 notices (6 in 2012). The increase is due to new Not all events require extra services. Some notices only crossovers between Cockburn Central and Kwinana and advise attendees of regular services that they can use, but also additional Joondalup line work. the majority do involve extra trains. Many events have inclusive transport and event ticketing. Special event SERVICE DISRUPTIONS – UNPLANNED services were provided for events at: Service cancellations or delays occur due to “technical • NIB Stadium (Perth, rail passengers use issues” or “incidents” according to the notices. Notices can Claisebrook station) – total of 17 soccer / rugby be for “delayed” services with some giving an idea of games and 1 concert (24 total in 2012). An “other frequency but most notices for delays just providing a notice” I received was to advise attendees of Perth warning; or for part or all line closures. Because of through Glory soccer matches at NIB Stadium that the club working of most Perth trains an issue on one line will usually had withdrawn from the inclusive ticket service so affect another but when both lines are mentioned in the one there will have been no notices for any of the notice the line where the incident occurred is rarely 2013/14 season matches played there. specified. Through running occurs for Mandurah and • Perth Arena (Perth CBD) 18 sports events (largely Joondalup line trains and Midland and Fremantle trains. I Wildcats’ basketball games) and 28 other events have only noted where the notices specifically mention (the Arena was opened in the latter half of 2012 so delays on one line caused by an issue on another. only recorded 4 sport and 8 events that year). Armadale / Thornlie line • Paterson’s Stadium (Subiaco Oval – passengers 7 “technical issue” notices, 5 “incidents”, and 1 medical encouraged to use West Leederville station) – 25 emergency – a total of 13 with an additional 6 notices where Australian Rules football events and 3 others (30 ALL lines were affected (2012 also had 13, with 3 ‘all line’ total 2012). notices). There were also 2 ‘technical issue’ notices for the • Arena Joondalup – nil in 2013 (2 in 2012) Thornlie line only (0 in 2012). • Showgrounds (Claremont, but has own station) – 4 events plus the Royal Show Sept/Oct. Fremantle line 12 ‘technical issue’ notices plus the 6 all lines notices (10 in • Other events 14 (such as Carols by Candlelight; 2012 with 1 incident & 3 all lines). City to Surf fun run; Skyshow; West Coast Blues & Rock festival (18 in 2012). Midland line 13 ‘technical issue’ notices, 1 ‘incident’, 1 not specified, and Easter & Anzac holidays had traveleasy notices but the 6 all lines notices (15 total in 2012 plus 3 all lines). surprisingly there were no Christmas or New Year’s Eve notices. Joondalup line SERVICE DISRUPTIONS – PLANNED 13 ‘technical issue’ notices, 1 ‘incident’, 1 not specified, 1 for trains not stopping at Glendalough station due to an incident Most Perth cancellations are evening services after 7pm. there, and 6 all line notices (14 in 2012 plus 3 all lines). Unlike the 2012 summary this time I have not provided dates or indicated whether the closure was for the full or only part Mandurah line of the line.
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