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[ClintonL94]

eRail Message as of 22:05 9th July

Disruptions on Beenleigh and Gold Coast Lines due to police incident. Expect 1 hr delay. Service to resume by 10 Jul 2011 12:01 am

UPDATE 1: Delays now up to 1 hr 30 mins service to resume by 1:00 am as of 22:36

UPDATE 2: Services now resumed as normal as of 23:29

[ClintonL94]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1310213338

Beenleigh and Gold Coast line delays

Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains are currently suspended due to a police incident between Kingston and Kuraby stations.

Delays up to an hour may be experienced. Queensland Rail are assessing alternative transport arrangements.

UPDATE: Buses are currently transporting passengers between Kuraby and Kingston stations stopping at Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodrigde and Kingston stations.

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UPDATE 2: Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains have resumed running following the earlier suspension of trains between Kingston and Kuraby stations due to a police incident.

Residual delays are likely to be experienced until the final service tonight.

Affected Services:

• Beenleigh line
• Gold Coast line

[Otto]

July 7th. Wife saw the result of the incident at Roma Street. Her train arrived at Roma Street as all services were stopped. All passengers were then ordered to vacate the platforms.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1310335322

Minor train delays inbound to CBD

Some services from the Caboolture/Sunshine Coast, Ferny Grove, Shorncliffe and Doomben lines into the CBD may be delayed up to 10 minutes due to a signal fault at Bowen Hills.

[HappyTrainGuy]

The SMU doing tonight's Ipswich run has just failed at Central.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1310418701

Caboolture/Sunshine Coast Line delays

Caboolture Line services passing through Geebung are suspended due to a police incident.

Sunshine Coast and Caboolture Line services are expected to be delayed up to 30 minutes.

[Derwan]

Currently at Northgate. Buses are being organised for stations between Northgate and Bald Hills.

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLinkSEQ

Caboolture Line inbound services delayed <10min due to track fault @ Lawnton. Outbound Cab/Sun Cst Line services delayed <30min.
39 seconds ago

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erail 7.29am

13 Jul 2011

Disruptions on Caboolture Line due to track fault. Expect 30 mins delay. Service to resume by 9:00 AM.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1310706692

Train disruptions between Ipswich and Rosewood

The following trains are cancelled due to a track fault that is currently being repaired:

3.05pm Rosewood to Ipswich service

3.20pm Ipswich to Rosewood service

3.50pm Rosewood to Ispwich service.

No other services are expected to be affected.

[frereOP]

July 7th. Wife saw the result of the incident at Roma Street. Her train arrived at Roma Street as all services were stopped. All passengers were then ordered to vacate the platforms.

Any more information? 

[HappyTrainGuy]

July 7th. Wife saw the result of the incident at Roma Street. Her train arrived at Roma Street as all services were stopped. All passengers were then ordered to vacate the platforms.

Any more information? 

A passenger jumped infront of EMU44 as it was coasting into Roma Street station at about 7.50am. Passengers had to vacate the platforms as not to impeed emergency crews that were in attendance/having equipment spread out across multiple platforms and tracks while also under the train, to prevent others from watching on as it would have been distressting and as overhead power was cut.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1310974073

Disruptions on Nambour/ Caboolture line

The 5.04pm Central to Nambour train will terminate at Caboolture station due to staffing issues. The next train to Nambour departs Central at 5.28pm.

The 5.07pm Central to Caboolture train departed Central about 13 minutes late.

As a result the 5.10pm Central to Caboolture train is up to 13 minutes late and the 5.19pm and 5.22pm Central to Caboolture trains are up to 3 minutes late.

[Fares_Fair]

I was on the affected service.

First, it stopped at Bowen Hills awaiting 'signal problems' for 10 minutes.

Then, down the track, just before Caboolture, it was announced that the train would terminate at Caboolture
and that passengers would disembark and wait for 15 minutes for the next north-bound train.
NO EXPLANATION GIVEN !!! None - When will they learn that an informed commuter is a happy commuter.

I politely asked at the counter the reason for the delay and the ticket attendant said that they hadn't been told.
This was 10 minutes after disembarking.

Very poor show. This issue is constantly raised at CRG's but the message is not getting through.
Now to hear that it is staffing issues, the 'operational issues' euphemism - seems silly.
We watched our train drive away into the sunset ...

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Given the very late timing of the cancellation of the service it sounds like they didn't have anyone available with route knowledge or able to get someone to the station on time to continue the journey to Nambour hence the termination at Caboolture.

[Arnz]

I think it's more of a "somebody's called in sick" at the Caboolture yard and they had no spare crews available, hence the cancellation.

[ozbob]

erail 5.15am

19 Jul 2011

Disruptions on Cleveland Line between Cleveland and Wellington P due to track fault. Expect 30 mins delay. Service to resume by 6:30 AM.

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1311018465

Cleveland Line services disrupted

Services on the Cleveland Line are suspended between Cleveland and Wellington Point due to a track and signal fault at Welling Point.

Train services will continue to run between the City and Wellington Point and buses have been arranged for travel between Manly and Cleveland.

Electricians are on site working to repair the fault.

[ozbob]

Twitter

612brisbane

Train delays of up to 5 mins in the Wacol area. Also track faults at Wellington Pt - alternative tport organised btween C/land & Manly
3 minutes ago

[ozbob]

erail 6.09am

19 Jul 2011

Disruptions on Cleveland Line between Cleveland and Wellington P due to track fault. Expect 30 mins delay. Service to resume by 8:30 AM.

Alt. transport operating between Wellington P and Cleveland.

[ClintonL94]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1311027062

Caboolture Line delays

Caboolture Line trains have resumed after a recent traffic incident at the Todd's Road rail crossing at Lawnton.

Services may be delayed up to 30 minutes passing through this area.

Affected Services:

• Caboolture line
• Sunshine Coast line

[STB]

I got caught up in that track fault at Wellington Point this morning.  The 7:33am express ex Birkdale got cancelled leaving with the 7:47am all stations train to take a rather overloaded run into the city packed full of students who normally get the 7:47am all stopper and the workers who normally catch the 7:33am express.

Trains were running approximately 15mins late to Wellington Point/Cleveland.  Took me about 45mins to go from Birkdale to Cleveland!

[p858snake]

FG Line: All terminating at Keepera due to boom gates stuck down.

The gates that are stuck down are the Arbor street (which is the train station ones) so I have no idea why they are cancelling the services because they could just have the cops close that road and it shouldn't cause that much of a issue I would imagine. Although I wouldn't know about how/if that would be pssobile due to WH&S for the people actually fixing the gate....

[HappyTrainGuy]

I heard it was the other way around. They aren't going down.

[p858snake]

I was basing my comment off "SEQincidents: 131940 ► Arbor St Ferny Grove - The boom gates are stuck down @ Arbor St @ Samford Rd. #bnetraffic http://j.mp/pGN2bi" (Which was also retweeted by the police media unit), unfourently the Translink alert doesn't mention the situation with the gates so I can't confirm.

Also the police have tweeted that its causing issues on Samford road as well so that would add to it being stuck down.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Ah right.

[p858snake]

I heard it was the other way around. They aren't going down.

I wonder if that was what perhaps was told to the people on the trains maybe? I know I would be a bit miffed if I was a train and we have to terminate early because a gate was stuck down.

[petey3801]

I heard it was the other way around. They aren't going down.

I wonder if that was what perhaps was told to the people on the trains maybe? I know I would be a bit miffed if I was a train and we have to terminate early because a gate was stuck down.

And then some idiot drives around the closed boom gates before the police get there and get cleaned up by an oncoming train. I know which option i'd prefer.

[Fares_Fair]

Friday 22 July, 2011.
Freight Train Breakdown near/at Eudlo.

'Hannah' (name changed) on the 6:08pm Roma Street to Nambour train arrived at her home at 9:20pm on Friday night.
It's a 20 minute drive to her home.

Her train got to Mooloolah (approx. on time) when a delay of possibly 5 minutes to 5 hours was announced due to a broken down freight train at/near Eudlo station.
The train then reversed back to Landsborough station, where there was no station staff or QR personnel available.

An announcement made on the train had advised passengers that there would be buses from Landsborough.
Gympie North service was also affected and it too reversed from somewhere near Eudlo back to Landsborough.
10-15 minutes after this a bus finally arrived at Landsborough station.

The bus driver then waited for approx. 15 minutes for instructions to proceed express to Woombye and then Nambour.
Another bus was to collect the Palmwoods and Eudlo passengers.

The passengers finally arrived at Woombye station at approx. 9:00pm.

Beerburum bottleneck strikes again !

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[ozbob]

Power issues now ...

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erail 10.33am

25 Jul 2011

Disruptions on North Coast Line due to power fault. Expect 45 mins delay. Service to resume by 3:00 PM.

Alt. transport operating between Landsborough and Nambour.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Friday 22 July, 2011.
Freight Train Breakdown near/at Eudlo.

'Hannah' (name changed) on the 6:08pm Roma Street to Nambour train arrived at her home at 9:20pm on Friday night.
It's a 20 minute drive to her home.

Her train got to Mooloolah (approx. on time) when a delay of possibly 5 minutes to 5 hours was announced due to a broken down freight train at/near Eudlo station.
The train then reversed back to Landsborough station, where there was no station staff or QR personnel available.

An announcement made on the train had advised passengers that there would be buses from Landsborough.
Gympie North service was also affected and it too reversed from somewhere near Eudlo back to Landsborough.
10-15 minutes after this a bus finally arrived at Landsborough station.

The bus driver then waited for approx. 15 minutes for instructions to proceed express to Woombye and then Nambour.
Another bus was to collect the Palmwoods and Eudlo passengers.

The passengers finally arrived at Woombye station at approx. 9:00pm.

Beerburum bottleneck strikes again !

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

PNQ?

[ozbob]

Power issues now ...

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erail 10.33am

25 Jul 2011

Disruptions on North Coast Line due to power fault. Expect 45 mins delay. Service to resume by 3:00 PM.

Alt. transport operating between Landsborough and Nambour.

erail 1.33pm

25 Jul 2011

Services for North Coast Line have resumed as normal.

[Stillwater]

Given the few services that operate, reliability is a big issue for Sunshine Coast / North Coast line users.  Consistently, these users are frustrated by frequent service disruptions.  (See above.)  While the government has said that dual tracks are decades away, some effort must be made regarding signalling, traction power and track condition to ensure all are in top order along the busiest single-track line anywhere in Australia.  This track must be made to work harder, because that is what the government wants.  The government must be prepared to work harder too when it comes to maintaining this track in peak operational condition.

[ozbob]

Frankly, it is getting very concerning the fragility of the network.  Rarely does a day go by without some disruption due to power, signal, track faults, unit failures, without considering the clowns at level crossings, ill passengers or crew,  or other incidents.  There was an impact with the big wet but time is marching on ...

[HappyTrainGuy]

You'll actually find that the NCL is kept in good working order Most problems with service disruptions on it have been out of their control such as PNQ/QRN locos failing, heavy wear and tear on points or wildlife constantly tripping multiple circuits. Getting access to some parts is what can change it from a quick fix to a lengthy delay ie getting a spare loco or two to move a stranded freight and then finding a spot to stow the freight to remove the bottleneck created.

[Fares_Fair]

This is entirely within the control of the government of the day, and the reason for the delay can be directly attributed to single line track.

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[ozbob]

erail 6.02am

26 Jul 2011

30 mins delay for services on North Coast Line due to crossing issue. Service to resume by 7:30 AM.

[ozbob]

Twitter

612brisbane ABC Radio Brisbane
QR: boom gates at Caloundra Rd level crossing, Landsborough struck by a truck, QPS are on site and train movement has resumed.
21 seconds ago

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1311632460

Gold Coast/Beenleigh/Cleveland Line delays

Inbound train services on the Gold Coast, Beenleigh and Cleveland Lines may be delayed up to 15 minutes due to congestion caused after a recent mechanical fault.

[Fares_Fair]

Frankly, it is getting very concerning the fragility of the network.  Rarely does a day go by without some disruption due to power, signal, track faults, unit failures, without considering the clowns at level crossings, ill passengers or crew,  or other incidents.  There was an impact with the big wet but time is marching on ...

Yes, that's right.
This morning the 180/181 IMU had power problems at Palmwoods Station.
They had to 'Ctrl-Alt-Del' the train.
12 minutes late.

Followed by boom gate crash (by truck) on western side of Landsborough crossing.
Another 3 minutes late.

Arrived at Central Station at 8:29am (8:08am scheduled time).

Regards,
Fares_Fair

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLinkSEQ TransLink SEQ
Caboolture Line outbound trains delayed <20mins due to mechanical fault.
2 minutes ago

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1311635730

Caboolture Line delays

Outbound services on the Caboolture Line may be delayed up to 20 minutes due to a mechanical fault with a service.

[Golliwog]

Haven't found anything on Translink about it but at around 3.45pm there was a track fault on the Airport line which was announced at Central, and that buses were in the process of being organised. By the time the just before 4pm FG service had arrived they were advising that trains were still operating but there was a 5-10 minute delay to be expected. They also said the track fault was at the International terminal.