Sunshine Coast Line : Delays for AUGUST 2013

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August delays thus far ... to SC commuters.
This is my 25th month (over 2 years) of detailed daily data recording.

The times reported below do not take into account the 3 minutes and 59 second allowance that QR's service contract to TRANSLink allows.
A Sunshine Coast, Rosewood or Gold Coast train e.g. can be up to 5 minutes and 59 seconds late and is still considered statistically to be 'on-time'.

All times shown below are actual arrival times, all times taken from when train becomes stationary, and before doors open.
NO times are rounded up.

Under my system, early arrival times at destinations are actually subtracted from the TTL (total time lost) figure,
in addition, arrival times less than 2 minutes late are NOT added to these figures.
Only when services are 2 minutes late or more, will the TTL figure increase.

Figures since December 2012 show a significant improvement (i.e. reduction) in the time lost by commuters due to signal faults, electrical faults and delays. Maximum lost time since then was 1 & 3/4 hours in January 2012, least time lost was 1/2 hour in December 2012. The reduction in lost time is very encouraging and the Queensland Rail Transit Authority and State Government are to be congratulated for their efforts to begin to rebuild reliability into the Sunshine Coast / Caboolture lines.

The major factor required to permanently improve the line is rail duplication to Nambour, and, at a cost benefit ratio of 2.285, it's great value for money.
Astonishingly, rail congestion between Caboolture and Nambour was identified as "a major overall impediment" to the ENTIRE 1668 km North Coast Line from Brisbane to Cairns.

UPDATED DAILY
Is it more reliable?
Do these reflect the true on-time performance of our services?
See for yourself by the growing list below;

: this symbol denotes a service without toilet facilities, or with 'out of order' toilet facilities.
Re: Toilets; should I forget to check their status, the default has been to always assume that they are working and in order.
This check ONLY applies to the front 3 carriages in the direction of travel.

Individual monthly performance summaries found here: --> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7184.0
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Thursday August 01, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central

Thursday August 01, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nmabour

2 minutes early into Palmwoods
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Friday August 02, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.

Friday August 02, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

2 minutes late into Palmwoods
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Monday August 05, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central   ALL toilet facilities (Front and Back 3 Carriages) locked and 'out of order.'

Monday August 05, 2013
4:34 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable, Off to the North Cost Line Community Reference Group meeting tonight at 6:30pm.
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Tuesday August 06, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Tuesday August 06, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.
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Wednesday August 07, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

3 minutes late into Central 

Wednesday August 07, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

3 minutes late into Palmwoods 
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Thursday August 08, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.

Thursday August 08, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time 
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Friday August 09, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central 

Friday August 09, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time 
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Monday August 12, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.

Monday August 12, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

1 minute early into Palmwoods
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Tuesday August 13, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central  was 6 minutes late to Palmwoods, on time to Caboolture and 3 minutes early to Northgate

Tuesday August 13, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.
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Thursday August 15, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.

Thursday August 15, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

4 minutes late into Palmwoods  waited 6 minutes at Landsborough for train to cross single line track.
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Friday August 16, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time 

Friday August 16, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

1 minute early into Palmwoods
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Monday August 19, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central 

Monday August 19, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

2 minutes early into Palmwoods
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Tuesday August 20, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

5 minutes late into Central  waited at Northgate for 5 minutes for a signal.

Tuesday August 20, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Wednesday August 21, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central 

Wednesday August 21, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

1 minute early into Palmwoods
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Thursday August 22, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

14 minutes late into Central  track fault / signal fault between Dakabin and Petrie, maximum delay reported 20min's on 5:50am Nambour to City train. Repair was rapid.

Thursday August 22, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Friday August 23, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.

Friday August 23, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

6 minutes late into Palmwoods  waited 10 minutes outside Albion station due to train unit breakdown ahead, it was towed away.
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Monday August 26, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

5 minutes late into Central  reason unknown, delayed just north of Bowen Hills

Monday August 26, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.
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Tuesday August 27, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Tuesday August 27, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Wednesday August 28, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable.

Wednesday August 28, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

5 minutes late into Palmwoods  waited at red signal for ~5 minutes just north of Mooloolah, for empty train to cross single track.
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Friday August 30, 2013
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central

Friday August 30, 2013
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

3 minutes late into Palmwoods  waited at Eudlo station for empty train to cross single line track.
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