Sunshine Coast Line : Delays for APRIL 2012

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April delays thus far ... to SC commuters.

The times reported below do not take into account the 3 minutes and 59 second allowance that QR's service contract to TRANSLink allows.
Further to this contractual allowance, TRANSLink allow trains from the Gold and Sunshine Coasts to be 6 minutes late before being recorded as such.

In my opinion, when the public hear the words "on-time performance" they would assume this means what it says.
But for TRANSLink, the authority tasked with overseeing the public transport system, this is NOT the case and 'spin' is used to obfuscate the truth by changing the definition of 'on-time'.

A Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast train e.g. can be up to 6 minutes late and still be considered 'on-time'.
This of course does wonders for their on-time performance figures.
The times shown below are actual times.

UPDATED DAILY
Before the June 6, 2011 timetable 'improvements', a trip from Palmwoods to Roma Street station, a distance of 97.3 km, took 103 minutes.
Average speed = 56.68 km/h

Today that same trip takes 109 minutes.
Average speed = 53.56 km/h

A 5.83% increase in journey time.

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.

Individual monthly performance summaries found here: --> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7184.0
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Monday April 2, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

2 minutes late into Central Station

Monday April 2, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

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Tuesday April 3, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Tuesday April 3, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

3 minutes late into Palmwoods

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Wednesday April 4, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

3 minutes late into Central Station  ran added express Northgate to Bowen Hills to make up time, EM287 train with no toilets

Wednesday April 4, 2012
5:05 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  toilets out of order

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Thursday April 5, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

3 minutes late into Central Station 

Thursday April 5, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

2 minutes late into Palmwoods

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Monday April 16, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

5 minutes late into Central Station

Monday April 16, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

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Tuesday April 17, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

70 minutes late into Central Station  reoccurring points failure at Petrie, stopped between Narangba and Dakabin stations.

Tuesday April 17, 2012
4:34 PM service from City to Nambour

4 minutes late into Palmwoods

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Wednesday April 18, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

3 minutes late into Central Station

Wednesday April 18, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

5 minutes late into Palmwoods

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Thursday April 19, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

4 minutes late into Central Station  observed v. well dressed young man with 2 mobile phones & (possibly fake) gun on belt & reported it to guard.

Thursday April 19, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

2 minutes early into Palmwoods

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Friday April 20, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

17 minutes late into Central Station  unit b/down at Wooloowin, hundreds get on our train BUT no announcements made by guard, nothing at all. That is the crux. Feedback passed to QR.

Friday April 20, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

2 minutes early into Palmwoods

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Monday April 23, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

6 minutes late into Central Station

Monday April 23, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

4 minutes late into Palmwoods

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Tuesday April 24, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

3 minutes late into Central Station

Tuesday April 24, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

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Wednesday April 25, 2012   ANZAC Day, no data recorded

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Thursday April 26, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

6 minutes late into Central Station 

Thursday April 26, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

2 minutes late into Palmwoods

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Monday April 30, 2012
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

3 minutes late into Central Station    no toilets on train


Monday April 30, 2012
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

4 minutes late into Palmwoods

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