Train stranded Ferny Grove Line Friday 11th August 2017

[Stillwater]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

[red dragin]

These kits wouldn't need to be on every train, just available to be supplied to the stranded passengers within a reasonable time frame.

[ozbob]

Been booked for interview with Nicole Dyer ABC Gold Coast  and today ABC Brisbane around 8.35am this morning re disposable urinal kits.

" to pee or not to pee .. " via http://www.abc.net.au/radio/brisbane/programs/mornings/mornings/8791646

Here is the interview --> here! MP3 14MB

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/897693303201837056

[BrizCommuter]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

The next Australian Survivor series will be called "Survivor - Ferny Grove Line".

[Cazza]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

The next Australian Survivor series will be called "Survivor - Ferny Grove Line".

I know Survivor is meant to be brutal... But that is a bit too far aye?

[BrizCommuter]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

The next Australian Survivor series will be called "Survivor - Ferny Grove Line".

I know Survivor is meant to be brutal... But that is a bit too far aye?

Apparently half the cast were eliminated after they couldn't fit on board a train during the Friday am peak at Windsor.

[Cazza]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

The next Australian Survivor series will be called "Survivor - Ferny Grove Line".

I know Survivor is meant to be brutal... But that is a bit too far aye?

Apparently half the cast were eliminated after they couldn't fit on board a train during the Friday am peak at Windsor.

Survivor Ferny Grove Line has been cancelled at Windsor due to an Operational Issue. The next season starts in 365 days.

TransLink advises customers to replan their night-time television schedule as there may be a better option.

[BrizCommuter]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

The next Australian Survivor series will be called "Survivor - Ferny Grove Line".

I know Survivor is meant to be brutal... But that is a bit too far aye?

Apparently half the cast were eliminated after they couldn't fit on board a train during the Friday am peak at Windsor.

Survivor Ferny Grove Line has been cancelled at Windsor due to an Operational Issue. The next season starts in 365 days.

TransLink advises customers to replan their night-time television schedule as there may be a better option.

Turn over to the BCC channel where they'll be a more frequent alternative.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Surely a format can be devised out of this for one of those endurance ninja shows on television.

Contestants would have to sit in a dark train with a full bladder for 3 hours; throw a furry critter at overhead power lines; stave off boredom while waiting 2 hours at a station for a SCL train; work out what an 'operational issue' is; deal with a call centre staff member regarding touch on/off defaults and penalties etc.

The next Australian Survivor series will be called "Survivor - Ferny Grove Line".

I know Survivor is meant to be brutal... But that is a bit too far aye?

Apparently half the cast were eliminated after they couldn't fit on board a train during the Friday am peak at Windsor.

Survivor Ferny Grove Line has been cancelled at Windsor due to an Operational Issue. The next season starts in 365 days.

TransLink advises customers to replan their night-time television schedule as there may be a better option.

Turn over to the BCC channel where they'll be a more frequent alternative.

BCC isn't available in all areas.

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/897860579037126656

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Queensland Rail staff praised for on-time running performance just hours after embarrassing breakdown

QUEENSLAND Rail staff were praised for their performance and the on-time running of services just 48 hours after 60 people were stuck on a train for nearly three hours.

An internal email from a senior QR manager to staff last Sunday thanked the station customer service team for their effort in achieving a 99.3 per cent on-time running rate for the morning of the first Friday of the Ekka.

The email, obtained by The Sunday Mail, does not mention the disaster that faced passengers later the same day.

Children were "bawling" to be let off and some passengers were forced to urinate in open carriages after their Ferny Grove line train broke down for three hours between Windsor and Bowen Hill stations on August 11.

The email also reveals QR's policy to sound a whistle "long and loud" as soon as customers start boarding the train if it is late in order to make them hurry up.

A QR spokeswoman said the email was specifically related to the Ekka and not the train breakdown, which they said was caused by a flying fox that hit overhead lines.

"The email is a clear directive to staff about following procedures to ensure all trains, including the additional Ekka trains during peak, run on time," she said.

"Our CEO (Nick Easy) has made it very clear in his public comments this week that this matter (the Friday night incident) is being taken very seriously.

"We are focused on moving forward and improving our services."

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has instructed QR to review train evacuation procedures following the incident.

QR sources this week told The Sunday Mail they were frustrated by the way customers were being treated, particularly when it came to rushing them on to trains.

In the leaked email, platform staff were instructed to "show some urgency", especially during the peak times when Ekka loop trains and regular services overlapped.

"Have a whistle with you when on the platform and sound it (long and loud) as soon as customers start to board if a train arrives late," the email said.

The organisation has been plagued with problems following the opening of the Redcliffe Peninsula Line last year.

In October 2016, the Citytrain service was hit with multiple days of mass train service cancellations, leaving commuters in limbo.

It led to the resignations of the chair and the chief executive officer and ultimately then-Transport minister Stirling Hinchliffe.

A government inquiry headed by Philip Strachan and a subsequent report gave 36 recommendations to improve the organisation.