Sunshine Coast Line : Delays for MARCH 2014

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March delays thus far ... to SC commuters.
This is my 32nd month 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 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.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
I believe that Queensland Rail do a superb job given the extreme infrastructure limitations on the Sunshine Coast line.
Our 2 new train services may have longer express legs - but they take just as much time (Roma St to Nambour) as our other shorter express leg services.
They do the very best with what they have.

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.
Also astonishingly, 42% of our daily train services are in fact rail buses, 26 per day - 13 (40.63%) northbound and 13 (43.33%) southbound. These buses traverse the road network acting as trains due to the congestion of the predominately single track line.
The 44% figure has been revised down to 42% (actual 41.98%) upon the 2 new services beginning on 20 January 2014

UPDATED DAILY
Is it more reliable?
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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Monday March 03, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 14 minutes late   only announcement made after second delay was busyness ahead.

Monday March 03, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Tuesday March 04, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Tuesday March 04, 2014 
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Wednesday March 05, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 3 minutes late

Wednesday March 05, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Thursday March 06, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Thursday March 06, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 8 minutes late   waited at Mooloolah on siding for 'dance of the trains,' but never noticed the other train.
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Friday March 07, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 3 minutes late

Friday March 07, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time   within 2 minutes of timetable
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Monday March 10, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 2 minutes late   toilet 'out of order' on front 3 carriages 

Monday March 10, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time   within 2 minutes of timetable
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Tuesday March 11, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 4 minutes late  some light rain during journey

Tuesday March 11, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes late   waited for train to cross north of Landsborough
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Wednesday March 12, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Wednesday March 12, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes late
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Thursday March 13, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Thursday March 13, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Friday March 14, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Fortitude Valley 2 minutes late

Friday March 14, 2014
2:35 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 5 minutes late   service becomes all stops rail bus from Caboolture
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Monday March 17, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 2 minutes late

Monday March 17, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Tuesday March 18, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 3 minutes late

Tuesday March 18, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes early
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Wednesday March 19, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Wednesday March 19, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes early
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Thursday March 20, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Thursday March 20, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Friday March 21, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Friday March 21, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Monday March 24, 2014
6:57 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 3 minutes late

Monday March 24, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Tuesday March 25, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 2 minutes late

Tuesday March 25, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Wednesday March 26, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Wednesday March 26, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time   within 2 minutes of timetable
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Thursday March 27, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Thursday March 27, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Friday March 28, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 3 minutes late

Friday March 28, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time   within 2 minutes of timetable
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Monday March 31, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Monday March 31, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early    toilet 'out of order' on front 3 carriages 
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