New shuttle service for Rosewood - Sunday morning

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/servicechange.php?1284948097

New shuttle services for Rosewood

On Sunday 10 October, two new shuttle services will be introduced on the Rosewood train line, improving travel options for passengers between Rosewood and Ipswich.

Passengers should note these services will operate on Sundays only.

Ipswich to Rosewood shuttle

Station    Departure time

Ipswich    7.08am
Thomas Street    7.11am
Wulkuraka    7.13am
Karrabin    7.15am
Walloon    7.19am
Thagoona    7.23am
Rosewood (arrive)    7.26am
Rosewood to Ipswich shuttle

Station    Departure time

Rosewood    7.42am
Thagoona    7.45am
Walloon    7.49am
Karrabin    7.53am
Wulkuraka    7.56am
Thomas Street    7.58am
Ipswich (arrive)    8.00am

An updated timetable will be available soon.

[#Metro]

 

Amazing! Amazing!

[somebody]

Amazing! Amazing!

Yes.  This is a formerly Saturday only service going to Weekend.

So the first train of the day used to leave Rosewood at 8:42am!!

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLinkSEQ
 
New shuttle bus services for Rosewood line - starting on Sunday October 10 Details here - http://twurl.nl/84ttpn
3 minutes ago via web

[ozbob]

New shuttle bus services for Rosewood line

I have asked for clarification on this tweet.

[ozbob]

Confirmed not a bus shuttle, 3 car train.

[somebody]

Confirmed not a bus shuttle, 3 car train.

So "shuttle" is code for bus?

[ozbob]

No, shuttle applies equally to bus/rail here,  just a mis-tweet.

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLinkSEQ
 
New shuttle train services for Rosewood line - starting on Sunday October 10 Details here - http://twurl.nl/84ttpn
7 minutes ago via web

[ozbob]

From the Queensland Times click here!

Extra Sunday rail service

Extra Sunday rail service

Zane Jackson | 2nd October 2010

RON Mallet spent 35 years working for Queensland Rail, the last decade of which he repeatedly asked authorities for an extra Sunday morning train service.

IPSWICH resident Ron Mallet spent 35 years working for Queensland Rail, the last decade of which he repeatedly asked authorities for an extra Sunday morning train service.

The Sadliers Crossing resident, who retired from QR in 2007, said his suggestions fell on deaf ears all those years until he chanced a meeting with Transport Minister and Ipswich MP Rachel Nolan.

Mr Mallet caught the MP walking down his street and asked her if she could put on an extra train from Ipswich to Rosewood on a Sunday morning.

He was pleasantly surprised when she looked into the timetable gap and found the extra services – leaving Ipswich at 7.08am for Rosewood and Rosewood back to Ipswich at 7.42am – could be accommodated.

"I always felt like it should be there because it is a big gap between 6.08am and 8.08am services," he said. "I just grabbed a hold of Rachel on the street and told her about it," he said.

Ms Nolan said the services will start in October, and would make the Sunday services consistent with Saturday.

"Ron spoke to me and pointed out the discrepancy in the timetable. I think it makes sense to have the same services over the weekend," Ms Nolan said.

"This is fantastic news for people who want to travel between Ipswich and Rosewood on Sunday mornings for work or leisure."

[#Metro]

Great! But what about the other gaps- the hourly ones on Sunday morning?