Sunshine Coast Line : Delays for JUNE 2014

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June delays thus far ... to SC commuters.
This is my 35th 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 (from 9 to 14 stations) - but they take just as much time (Roma St to Nambour) as our other shorter express leg services.

Big Congratulations to Queensland Rail on achieving another milestone for the Sunshine Coast in May 2014
The least time lost in almost 3 years since my detailed daily records began.


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 June 02, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 2 minutes late

Monday June 02, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes late
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Tuesday June 03, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Tuesday June 03, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Wednesday June 04, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

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

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

Arrived Central on time

Thursday June 05, 2014
4:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Friday June 06, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 4 minutes late

Friday June 06, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Tuesday June 10, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Tuesday June 10, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Wednesday June 11, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Wednesday June 11, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Thursday June 12, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Thursday June 12, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Friday June 13, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Friday June 13, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Monday June 16, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 2 minutes late

Monday June 16, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Tuesday June 17, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Tuesday June 17, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes late
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Wednesday June 18, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 3 minutes late

Wednesday June 18, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time
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Thursday June 19, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Thursday June 19, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Friday June 20, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time

Friday June 20, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 2 minutes late   **Meeting with Premier Hon Campbell Newman & Transport Minister Hon Scott Emerson on Sunday**
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Monday June 23, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 4 minutes late

Monday June 23, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Tuesday June 24, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 1 minute early

Tuesday June 24, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Wednesday June 25, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Wednesday June 25, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods on time  within 2 minutes of timetable
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Thursday June 26, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central on time  within 2 minutes of timetable

Thursday June 26, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 3 minutes late
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Friday June 27, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 28 minutes late   points failure between Petrie and Lawnton caused delays to Sunshine Coast and Caboolture services.

Friday June 27, 2014
4:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early
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Monday June 30, 2014
6:14 AM service from Nambour to City

Arrived Central 2 minutes late

Monday June 30, 2014
5:04 PM service from City to Nambour

Arrived Palmwoods 1 minute early   overhead power issue at Bald Hills caused delays to earlier Sunshine Coast services, met a not too happy camper.
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