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[ozbob]

Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Bray Park and Zillmere stations due to signalling issue.

Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.

[ozbob]

The 5.39pm Roma Street to Kippa-Ring train is cancelled due to signalling issue.

[ozbob]

Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Bray Park and Zillmere stations due to signalling issue.

Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.

UPDATED: Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains suspended both directions: Geebung-Lawnton due to signalling issue. Delays up to 90 mins.

[Arnz]

Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Bray Park and Zillmere stations due to signalling issue.

Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.

UPDATED: Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains suspended both directions: Geebung-Lawnton due to signalling issue. Delays up to 90 mins.

Thank god for the day off today 

[Arnz]

Resumed. Residual Delays of 30 mins on the Caboolture/RPL/Sunshine Coast Lines.

https://translink.com.au/service-updates/261496?fbclid=IwAR01caF1Hb4gVv_xFFkhEhmbYJ09j5WRnAgaI4jumyClwXkvgH1yPiZCD6o

[ozbob]

The 6.16pm Kippa-Ring to Bowen Hills train is cancelled due to an earlier signalling issue.

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The 7pm Roma Street to Ipswich train will run express from Roma Street to Darra due to an earlier signalling issue.

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The 5.45pm Roma Street to Gympie North train is delayed 15 minutes due to a signalling issue.

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Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains are delayed up to 30 minutes in both directions between Roma Street and Salisbury stations due to a trespasser on the rail line.
9:21 PM · Dec 13, 2019

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[UPDATE]
Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains may experience residual delays up to 20 minutes in both directions between Roma Street and Salisbury stations following a trespasser on the rail line earlier.
9:30 PM · Dec 13, 2019

[HappyTrainGuy]

Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Bray Park and Zillmere stations due to signalling issue.

Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.

UPDATED: Caboolture, Redcliffe, Sunshine Coast line trains suspended both directions: Geebung-Lawnton due to signalling issue. Delays up to 90 mins.

Water ingress was playing havoc with the signals.

[ozbob]

The 9.39am Cleveland to Central train is delayed 10 minutes due to a customer requiring medical assistance.

This train is now due to arrive at Central station at 10.29am.

[ozbob]

Airport line trains are delayed up to 20 minutes in both directions between Domestic Airport and Eagle Junction due to a track fault.
3:05 PM · Dec 14, 2019

[ozbob]

Airport line trains are delayed up to 20 minutes in both directions between Domestic Airport and Eagle Junction due to a track fault.
3:05 PM · Dec 14, 2019

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UPDATED: Airport line trains have returned to schedule in both directions between Domestic Airport and Eagle Junction following an earlier track fault.
3:55 PM · Dec 14, 2019

[ozbob]

The 5.31pm Central to Domestic Airport train is delayed 14 minutes due to an earlier track fault.

[ozbob]

The 9.28pm Central to Ipswich train is delayed 13 minutes due to an incident requiring emergency services.

[ozbob]

Ferny Grove line trains are delayed up to 15 minutes in both directions due to a signalling issue.
1:57 PM · Dec 15, 2019

[ozbob]

Ferny Grove line trains are delayed up to 15 minutes in both directions due to a signalling issue.
1:57 PM · Dec 15, 2019

Ferny Grove line trains are delayed up to 30 minutes travelling outbound due to a signalling issue.
Customers travelling inbound can expect delays of up to 15 minutes.
2:08 PM · Dec 15, 2019

[ozbob]

The 4.37pm Central to Caboolture train is delayed 20 minutes due to a customer requiring medical assistance at Eagle Junction.

[ozbob]

The 4.37pm Central to Caboolture train is delayed 20 minutes due to a customer requiring medical assistance at Eagle Junction.

UPDATED: The 4.37pm Central to Caboolture train is delayed 28 minutes due to a customer requiring medical assistance at Eagle Junction.

[BrizCommuter]

Delays outbound currently through South Brisbane due to a track fault.

[ozbob]

The 7.43am Manly to Central train has been cancelled from Manly to Roma Street. Queensland Rail are awaiting further details.

The next Manly to Central train will depart Manly station at 7.58am.

[ozbob]

The 8.29am Central to Varsity Lakes train is delayed 10 minutes due to congestion in the inner city.

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The 9.10am Varsity Lakes to Central train has been cancelled from Varsity Lakes to Beenleigh due to a train fault.

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The 8.34am Central to Beenleigh train is delayed 11 minutes due to congestion in the inner city.

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The 9.29am Central to Varsity Lakes train is delayed 20 minutes due to a customer requiring medical assistance.

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The 9.29am Roma Street to Gympie North train is delayed 12 minutes due to additional cleaning requirements.

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UPDATE: The 9.29am Central to Varsity Lakes train is delayed 24 minutes due to a customer requiring medical assistance.

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The 9.47am Central to Cleveland train is delayed 14 minutes due to an incident requiring emergency services.

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The 10.29am Central to Varsity Lakes train is delayed 10 minutes due to additional cleaning requirements.

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The 10.19am Central to Doomben train is delayed 10 minutes due to additional cleaning requirements.

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CORRECTION: The 10.19am Roma Street to Doomben train is delayed 10 minutes due to additional cleaning requirements.

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The 11.10am Varsity Lakes to Central train is delayed 20 minutes due to a train fault.

This train is now due to arrive at Central station at 12.49pm.

[ozbob]

1pm Brisbane 40.5oC, Goodna 41oC

[ozbob]

Gold Coast line trains are delayed up to 15 minutes outbound as speed restrictions are in place due to extreme heat.

[ozbob]

All train lines network wide are delayed up to 15 minutes in both directions as speed restrictions are in place due to extreme heat.

[ozbob]

Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Caboolture and Nambour stations due to an overhead powerline issue between Eudlo and Mooloolah. Customers can expect delays of up to 60 minutes.

[ozbob]

All train lines network wide are delayed up to 15 minutes in both directions as speed restrictions are in place due to extreme heat.

As the % of concrete sleepers goes up, so does temperature resilience of track improve.  Do you remember when the Ferny Grove line had the steel sleepers?  It always used to buckle during hot weather.  Track integrity seems to have been maintained during this heat today. 

Some networks paint critical sections of rail white, this can reduce the rail temperature by 5oC to 10oC.  Rail temperatures are >> than the ambient temperature.

When there are high temperatures in the regions, often coal  and other freight trains are not run during the day but move at night.

https://www.facebook.com/QueenslandRail/posts/521850707833294

... Track buckling due to heat is an issue for all rail providers around the world and that is why we have a series of procedures to monitor, detect and rectify any of these issues on our City and Regional networks.

In winter, Queensland Rail conducts rail stress testing and ballast profiling to increase the stability of tracks during the summer months.

During this week's expected extreme temperatures, Queensland Rail will carry out additional track patrols on foot, conduct inspections from the cabin of City network trains, and track crews will be placed on standby in strategic locations to facilitate rapid responses if a heat buckle does occur.

Queensland Rail also has Rail and Ambient Temperature Sensor technology which will monitor the temperature at different locations across the City network.

Speed restrictions will be imposed on tracks when the temperature thresholds are exceeded, with a 20kph reduction introduced for the duration of excessive temperatures.

A track buckle is caused when excessive increases in rail temperatures causes high compressive longitudinal rail stresses which can affect the lateral stability of the track.

Queensland Rail is also working on preventative track misalignment measures and over the past five years has had a robust program to replace wooden sleepers with concrete sleepers which assist with the stability of track.

Currently about 75% of the City network has concrete sleepers. ...

[ozbob]

Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Caboolture and Nambour stations due to an overhead powerline issue between Eudlo and Mooloolah. Customers can expect delays of up to 60 minutes.

UPDATED: Sunshine Coast line trains have resumed between Caboolture and Nambour stations following an earlier overhead powerline issue between Eudlo and Mooloolah.  Customers can expect delays of up to 120 minutes.

[ozbob]

The 3.08pm Nambour to Central train is cancelled from Nambour to Landsborough due to an earlier overhead powerline issue.

[ozbob]

The 3.15pm Roma Street to Kippa-Ring train is cancelled due to a train fault.

[ozbob]

The 1.24pm Gympie North to Central train is delayed 60 minutes due to an earlier overhead powerline issue.

This train is now due to arrive at Central Station at 5.19pm.

[ozbob]

The 3.16pm Rosewood to Central train will run express from Oxley to Roma Street due to speed restrictions are in place due to extreme heat.

The next Oxley to Roma Street train departs Oxley Station at 4.25pm.

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The 3.48pm Beenleigh to Central train will run express from Yeerongpilly to Park Road station due to speed restrictions are in place due to extreme heat.

The next Yeerongpilly to Park Road train departs Yeerongpilly Station at 4.49pm.

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The 4.40pm Coopers Plains to Central train is cancelled from Coopers Plains to Yeerongpilly due to speed restrictions are in place due to extreme heat.

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The 5.32pm Nambour to Central train is delayed 13 minutes due to due to speed restrictions in place due to extreme heat.

[ozbob]

The 5.12pm Roma Street to Domestic Airport train is cancelled due to a train fault.

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The 5.49pm Domestic Airport to Central train is cancelled from Domestic Airport to Bowen Hills due to a train fault.

[ozbob]

The 6.32am Varsity Lakes to Roma Street train is cancelled due to a train fault.

[ozbob]

The 6.46am Kippa-Ring to Central train is cancelled from Carseldine to Central due to a train fault.

Not Going Right? 

[ozbob]

The 5.56am Gympie North to Roma Street train is delayed 18 minutes due to an incident requiring emergency services.

[ozbob]

Airport, Beenleigh, Ferny Grove and Gold Coast line trains are delayed up to 20 minutes in both directions due to a tree near the overhead line at Loganlea.

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The 10.58am Central to Ipswich train is delayed 13 minutes due to essential maintenance.

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The 11.15am Roma Street to Springfield Central train is cancelled due to a train fault.

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The 12.09pm Springfield Central to Roma Street train is cancelled due to an earlier train fault.

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The 12.10pm Varsity Lakes to Roma Street train is cancelled due to a tree near the overhead line at Loganlea.

[ozbob]

The 2.01pm Central to Domestic Airport train will run express from Bowen Hills to Eagle Junction due to a tree near the overhead line at Loganlea.

The next Central to Domestic Airport train departs Central Station  at 2.31pm.

[ozbob]

The 2.37pm Central to Nambour train is delayed 13 minutes due to required crew replacement.

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The 2.39pm Roma Street to Kippa-Ring train is delayed 11 minutes due to a required crew replacement.

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These constant delays of 10 minutes or so invariably screw follow on connections. 

[ozbob]

The 4.30pm Nambour to Central train is delayed 16 minutes due to a required crew replacement.

[ozbob]

Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains are suspended both directions between Kingston and Loganlea stations due to an incident requiring emergency services. Customers can expect delays of up to 12 minutes.
6:38 PM · Dec 17, 2019

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Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains have now resumed in both directions between Kingston and Loganlea stations following an earlier incident requiring emergency services. Customers can expect delays of 21 mins.
6:48 PM · Dec 17, 2019

[ozbob]

The 5.34pm Central to Beenleigh train is delayed 20 minutes due to an earlier incident requiring emergency services.

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The 5.44pm Central to Varsity Lakes train is delayed 21 minutes due to an incident requiring emergency services.

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The 5.49pm Central to Beenleigh train is delayed 12 minutes due to an earlier incident requiring emergency services.

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The 7.19pm Central to Park Road train is cancelled due to an signalling issue.

[achiruel]

The 2.37pm Central to Nambour train is delayed 13 minutes due to required crew replacement.

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The 2.39pm Roma Street to Kippa-Ring train is delayed 11 minutes due to a required crew replacement.

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These constant delays of 10 minutes or so invariably screw follow on connections. 

I agree. I also don't understand how a crew replacement can cause a 13 minute delay. Surely it's as simple as one crew leaving the train and the other crew taking over? A couple of minutes, at most.