Go card information sessions Pomona 30 Aug, Cooroy 6 Sep 2012

[ozbob]

http://issuu.com/coorooraconnect/docs/cooroora_connect_august_2012_colour

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[Stillwater]

Cooroy Rag - See pages 24-25

http://www.cooroyrag.com.au/

[ozbob]

Full house at Pomona!  Thanks to Stillwater for support and the community for turning up.

Looks like a lot will be GOing soon!

Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council for their support for this important community activity.

Looking forward to next week at Cooroy!

[ozbob]

Some random photographs ..





























Photographs R Dow 30th August 2012

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Nambour

The Moreton Mill site, now being converted to a retail complex









Nambour station









Photographs R Dow 30th August 2012

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Cooroy tomorrow!

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Time to get Go-ing   

[ozbob]

On board EMU26/19 ex Goodna on time 5.27am.  Several hundreds pax on board.

Plan for today is Caboolture at 7.09am, rail bus 649 Caboolture to Glass House Mountains 7.20am - 7.45am (second go card), back on rail at 8.13am Nambour due 8.52am.

Nambour to Cooroy by road (private vehicle) to check out alternate bus route Eumundi to Cooroy.  Present bus runs on the highway but locals think via the range road a better option because that is where folks are (houses etc) and is almost the same time anyway.  They can give their thoughts on the bus review survey from Monday  too of course  ...

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Northgate scheduled 6.26am  actual 6.26am ...

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Petrie scheduled 6.50am, actual 6.50am ..

Car parks lower levels full, upper probably half - 3/4 full ...

We are off!

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Dakabin, cars everywhere already ...

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Flying along, an EMU at full pelt is a beautiful thing .. 

Morayfield scheduled 7.06am actual 7.06am  ...

(lost a minute at Narangba -  slow works, picked up again)

Be time for a wee break at CAB...

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At Glasshouse Mountains, on time on the bus.

PN Freighter (down) just pulled into platform 1 road assume for the down pass to go through, due in 9 minutes.  Noted this freight train halted at Beerburrum on the run through on the bus.  Jump along from loop to loop to Nambour ...

Around 25 pax on the bus out of Caboolture on arrival at Glasshouse Mountains.
First time I have caught a train at this station for many many years ..

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Stopped at Beerwah for a  while waiting for a cross with up diesel tilt.

Busy line ... 

Landsborough 8.33am (due 8.25am)

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Just left Palmwoods, always interesting on  the Sunny Coast line ..

Should be at Nambour at 9am.

[Arnz]

There is usually school traffic on the Railbuses (counter-peak direction) and Trains during the morning peak.  3-4 schools in the area (Glasshouse Mtns Primary, Beerwah State High, Landsborough Primary and Maleny High - via bus connection off Landsborough)

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Just left Palmwoods, always interesting on  the Sunny Coast line ..

Should be at Nambour at 9am.

Palmwoods, shortest passing loop (683m long and fits max. train length of 650m) in the 1668km from Brisbane to Cairns ... 

[ozbob]

Good turn out at Cooroy!

Lots of folks on to the go.

Heading home, same deal.  The 4.31pm ICE out of Nambour, arrives at Caboolture and the all pax told to leave the train.  The ICE then runs empty to town. Pax have to wait for the 5.52 Ippy all stations.  This is insulting to say the least.  Pax should be able to travel on the ICE at least to Eagle Junction.

You wonder why people get p%ssed  off QR?

[somebody]

Good turn out at Cooroy!

Lots of folks on to the go.

Heading home, same deal.  The 4.31pm ICE out of Nambour, arrives at Caboolture and the all pax told to leave the train.  The ICE then runs empty to town. Pax have to wait for the 5.52 Ippy all stations.  This is insulting to say the least.  Pax should be able to travel on the ICE at least to Eagle Junction.

You wonder why people get p%ssed  off QR?

What?  Someone should be called to account!

[ozbob]

Indeed.  At Nundah, lucky I remembered to have a wee between Elimbah and CAB, on the ICE.

It is just incomprehensible why pax are not carried through on the unit.  There would be about 80 or so pax that are turfed out at CAB.  We sit around and wave good bye to the ICE.

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Sunshine Coast MP's please take note. 

[ozbob]

Many thanks to Stillwater for organising these sessions.  I just had fun travelling on our favourite railway line .. 

Seriously, I think this will have a great impact on getting folks out on the go.  I patiently explained the advantages.

I will now upload the presentation, it is just the framework.

Many thanks to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council for their support, not only for these sessions but for public and active transport.  You are a best example for all councils in Queensland.  Thank you!

Presentation --> here!  PDF 0.8mb

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Some photographs from today ..



































Photographs R Dow 6 September 2012

[ozbob]

Indeed.  At Nundah, lucky I remembered to have a wee between Elimbah and CAB, on the ICE.

It is just incomprehensible why pax are not carried through on the unit.  There would be about 80 or so pax that are turfed out at CAB.  We sit around and wave good bye to the ICE.

I have been advised QR are going to look at whether the service can be used for pax. So that is good, thanks.

[ozbob]

From the Cooroora Connect Sep/Oct 2012 page 4

Packed session for Go-card users

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  you both deserve a  and