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[Mozz]

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1.07pm Bowen Hills to Springfield Central train running express Darra to Ipswich...

That's a neat trick!!

Yeah I was actually on this train (it was promoted as Express Roma Street to Darra and then all stations to Springfield) - checked translink website all clear no issues, walked to Roma Street, arrived on platform 8 at 1.10pm - Ipswich train supposed to arrive at 1.00pm turned up at 1.15pm and was pretty full... so given the crowding on the train and that the Springfield train was showing that it was to arrive in 1 minute .i.e. 1.16pm ...and that there was no indication that there were any network issues I didn't board and waited for the Springfield train..... rookie mistake to believe translink and QR boards.... so at 1.25pm an announcement over the speakers that the Springfield train would be 10 minutes late (one and only announcement) ... so at 1.38pm the Springfield train turned up and travelled express to Darra arriving at approximately 1.55pm ... so I alighted and did the extensive platform swap at Darra from Platform 1 to Platform 4 and then caught the 2.07pm from Darra back to Oxley...lesson learnt !!

[James]

Yeah I was actually on this train (it was promoted as Express Roma Street to Darra and then all stations to Springfield) - checked translink website all clear no issues, walked to Roma Street, arrived on platform 8 at 1.10pm - Ipswich train supposed to arrive at 1.00pm turned up at 1.15pm and was pretty full... so given the crowding on the train and that the Springfield train was showing that it was to arrive in 1 minute .i.e. 1.16pm ...and that there was no indication that there were any network issues I didn't board and waited for the Springfield train..... rookie mistake to believe translink and QR boards.... so at 1.25pm an announcement over the speakers that the Springfield train would be 10 minutes late (one and only announcement) ... so at 1.38pm the Springfield train turned up and travelled express to Darra arriving at approximately 1.55pm ... so I alighted and did the extensive platform swap at Darra from Platform 1 to Platform 4 and then caught the 2.07pm from Darra back to Oxley...lesson learnt !!

James was actually travelling from Bowen Hills to St Lucia at that time - musical platforms going on at Bowen Hills. Had just missed the train to connect with the 411 in the CBD. Train was sitting at P1, assumed it was the Beenleigh train, when in fact it was just sitting there (no idea what it was doing). Beenleigh train came into P3, ran as scheduled and arrived into Roma St around 1:36pm or so. Then caught a bus to KGSBS, when I connected to the 1:44pm 412. Walked from the nearest BUZ stop to my destination (about 1km), by this point I wasn't really interested in stuffing around with connection at UQ or waiting for the 411.

There was the option of using the Ipswich all-stopper which was scheduled to be just behind your Springfield express, although I thought it could have been an issue Roma St - Corinda and I was just better off using a bus and minimising connections/exposure to rain.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/37241/details

Cleveland line trains are delayed up to 20 minutes due to an overhead power line issue

Last updated: 10.34am Saturday 21 February 2015

Cleveland line trains are delayed up to 20 minutes both directions due to overhead power line issue at Manly station.

Technicians are en route.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/37281/details

Cleveland line trains suspended both directions

Last updated: 1.47pm Saturday 21 February 2015

Cleveland line trains are suspended both directions between Lindum and Lota stations due to a signalling fault at Manly. Customers can expect delays of up to 60 minutes.

Buses are being arranged to transport customers between these stations

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/37431/details

Doomben line trains are delayed up to 20mins

Last updated: 8.52am Monday 23 February 2015

Doomben line trains are delayed up to 20 minutes in both directions due to a track fault at Doomben station.

Technicians are en route.

As a result the following trains will be effected:

    8.16am Roma Street to Doomben train will terminate at Eagle Junction station.
    8.28am Doomben to Roma Street train is delayed up to 10 minutes, this train is now due to arrive at Roma Street at 9.03am.
    8.58am Doomben to Roma Street train will commence from Eagle Junction station.

[ozbob]

Yet another bridge strike ...  idiots abound!

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/37476/details

Ipswich and Springfield line trains resumed both directions

Last updated: 2.26pm Monday 23 February 2015

Ipswich and Springfield line trains have resumed in both directions between Corinda and Milton stations following a bridge strike at Long Street, Chelmer. No further delays are expected.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/37576/details

6.40am Nambour-Roma Street starting at Woombye

Last updated: 6.34am Tuesday 24 February 2015

The 6.40am Nambour to Roma Street train will now be starting at Woombye station at 6.45am due to a points issue. This train is due to arrive at Roma Street station at 8.43am.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/37681/details

Airport line train suspended both directions

Last updated: 4.45pm Tuesday 24 February 2015

Airport line trains are suspended in both directions between Eagle Junction and Domestic Airport stations due to an overhead powerlines issue. Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/38126/details

Trains suspended: Palmwoods-Woombye

Last updated: 8.25am Friday 27 February 2015

Sunshine Coast line trains are suspended in both directions between Palmwoods and Woombye stations due to a bridge strike at Palmwoods. Customers can expect delays of up to 20 minutes.

Bridge inspectors are en route.

[ozbob]

^

How did they manage to avoid the protective beams??    :conf

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Robert Dow @Robert_Dow   minutes ago

. @QueenslandRail >> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=9223.msg111961#msg111961 ... bridge protection at Palmwoods was it this bridge??

[ozbob]

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/38126/details

Trains resumed: Palmwoods-Woombye

Last updated: 9.12am Friday 27 February 2015

Sunshine Coast line trains have resumed in both directions between Palmwoods and Woombye stations following a bridge strike at Palmwoods. Customers can expect residual delays of up to 20 minutes.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/38291/details

11.28am City to Ipswich will run express Indooroopilly-Darra

Last updated: 12.04pm Sunday 1 March 2015

The 11.28am City to Ipswich train will run express from Indooroopilly to Darra due to an operatoinal issue. This is train is now due to arrive at Ipswich at 12.49pm.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/38291/details

11.28am City to Ipswich will run express Indooroopilly-Darra

Last updated: 12.04pm Sunday 1 March 2015

The 11.28am City to Ipswich train will run express from Indooroopilly to Darra due to an operatoinal issue. This is train is now due to arrive at Ipswich at 12.49pm.

^ this.  Will catch a few out no doubt ...

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/38416/details

Caboolture and Shorncliffe line trains are suspended in both directions

Last updated: 12.43pm Monday 2 March 2015

Caboolture line and Shorncliffe line trains are suspended in both directions at Nundah station as a precaution while work is completed near overhead power lines. Customers can expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

[Derwan]

Delays on the north side this morning. There's a failed unit sitting in platform 3 at Eagle Junction. No updates from TransLink until a few moments ago.

[bcasey]

The Ipswich train that usually arrives at Roma Street at 8 am, was about 7-8 mins late this morning. Would this failed unit have been the cause of this delay?

[bcasey]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/38811/details

Inbound trains delayed 25 mins: Northgate-Central

Last updated: 8.40am Thursday 5 March 2015

Sunshine Coast, Caboolture and Shorncliffe line trains are delayed up to 25 minutes inbound between Northgate and Central stations due to an operational issue at Eagle Junction.

[red dragin]

My wife was meant to catch the cancelled 7.34am from Petrie, so caught the following train. That was then delayed by the broken down train at Eagle Junction.

No warning about the cancellation at Petrie, but the guard on the train she did catch advised them of the issue and that they would have to share line 1 (I suck with the correct terminology) with the Shorncliffe trains.

She was about 20 minutes late work after missing the usual bus at Roma St.

[ozbob]

A ' track fault ', take a bow Beenleigh, this morning, kind of messed up the AM peak on the Gold Coast/Beenleigh lines this morning ..

[brissypete]

Ironic there is a Beenleigh/GC line closure this coming weekend

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/39681/details

Sunshine Coast line trains delayed up to 30 mins both directions

Last updated: 12.07pm Wednesday 11 March 2015

Sunshine Coast line trains are delayed up to 30 minutes in both directions between Beerwah and Glasshouse Mountains stations due to an operational issue.

[ozbob]

Problems Beenleigh/GC line  -   ' points failure '  Yeerongpilly ..

[ozbob]

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/40116/details

Delays due to signal fault at Yeerongpilly

Last updated: 6.27am Monday 16 March 2015

Beenleigh, Gold Coast, Ferny grove and Airport line trains have resumed in both directions between Dutton Park and Coopers Plains stations due to an earlier signal fault at Yeerongpilly station.

Customers can expect residual delays of up to 60 minutes on the Beenleigh, Gold Coast, and Airport line trains.

Customers can expect residual delays of up to 10 minutes on the Ferny grove trains.

[Cam]

Inbound on a City/Airport service took 30 minutes to travel between Rocklea and just past Moorooka. Two services using the dual gauge line have overtaken this service. 5.52am service arrived South Brisbane at 7:00am.

[#Metro]

Maybe we should have a geomap of where the faults are happening to see if there is a pattern. There seems to be a regular occurrence of faults - all systems have faults and failures, but this seems rather common.

[ozbob]

Maybe we should have a geomap of where the faults are happening to see if there is a pattern. There seems to be a regular occurrence of faults - all systems have faults and failures, but this seems rather common.

And the reporting of ' faults ' is not consistent.  Most issues are actually telemetry failures ('signal fault/track fault') rather than a problem with track or signal itself etc.  Cracked rails, failed point motors are a less common occurrence.

And I have suggested a number of times that the real cause be reported.  I mean the public must think the track and signals are in a very shoddy condition.

" crickets "

[ozbob]

Flow on ...

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Twitter

NSW TrainLink North ‏@TrainLinkNorth now

05:55 Brisbane to Sydney XPT service is delayed up to 140mins due to the late arrival of XPT. Buses in place from Grafton to Sydney.

[bretto82]

I dare say this mite be more of a case of the work over the weekend I drove past and they were putting new turnouts in on the city side so the different signal connections may be a bit off

[ozbob]

Another great start to the day ...

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/40191/details

CBD trains delayed due to overhead power line issue

Last updated: 5.52am Tuesday 17 March 2015

Gold Coast, Beenleigh, and Cleveland line trains are suspended both directions between South brisbane and Bowen Hills stations due to Overhead powerline issue at Bowen Hills.

Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Airport, Shorncliffe and Doomben line trains are suspended both directions between Albion and South Brisbane stations due to Overhead powerline issue at Bowen Hills.

Ipswich and Springfield lines trainsboth directions between Milton and Albion stations due to Overhead powerline issue at Bowen Hills.

Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes on the above lines.

Ferny grove line trains are suspended both directions between Mitchelton and Bowen Hills stations due to Overhead powerline issue at Bowen Hills. Customers can expect delays of up to 60 minutes.

Alternative transport is being arranged to convey passengers from Mitchelton to Central station

Technicians are on site.

[ozbob]

^

Major jackpot!

[ozbob]

Twitter

Queensland Rail ‏@QueenslandRail 18 minutes ago

All train lines are suspended in both directions between: Milton, Albion, and South Brisbane stations. http://bit.ly/1FsUxa8  #qr

[#Metro]

#FixBUS
#FixRAIL

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane trains in chaos, with none reaching CBD

[techblitz]

Alternative transport is being arranged to convey passengers from Mitchelton to Central station

yep its called the 390...

[ozbob]

No, 390 would be swamped.

Express buses being put on ...

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/40191/details

CBD trains delayed due to overhead power line issue

Last updated: 7.02am Tuesday 17 March 2015

Trains have resumed through the CBD corridor following an earlier overhead powerline issue at Bowen Hills stations.

Customers can expect delays of up to 45 minutes on all train lines.

[ozbob]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-17/trains-delayed-into-brisbanes-cbd-with-fallen-power-lines/6324352

Brisbane trains: Commuters face lengthy waits as services into CBD delayed by fallen power line at Bowen Hills
Tue 17 Mar 2015, 7:14am

Brisbane train commuters are facing delays to their morning journey after a fallen power line at Bowen Hills disrupted services to the CBD on the Ferny Grove line.

Queensland Rail spokeswoman Rebecca Maschi said a power line was down at Bowen Hills and tracks had been reduced from six tracks to four.

Ms Maschi said buses were being used.

"We're having to actually shuttle people on the train down the Ferny Grove line to Mitchelton and then we have a bus taking people from Mitchelton all the way through to Roma Street, but all other lines are still moving," she said.

Translink said on its website that all train lines were suspended in both directions between Milton, Albion and South Brisbane stations.

It said the trains were delayed due to running at reduced speed through the CBD corridor after the overhead powerline issue at Bowen Hills station.

Translink said commuters could expect delays of up to 45 minutes on all train lines.

[ozbob]

Twitter

Penny Dahl ‏@Pennycopter now

Commuters at Mitchelton station face a long wait for buses due to train delays on the Ferny Grove line @TheTodayShow

[red dragin]

My wife got to work on time catching the train from Petrie to Roma St.

Said she saw the train at Bowen Hills with the wire sitting on top of it.

[Derwan]

QR is doing a great job despite the mammoth task it faced this morning.  My service between Boondall and South Bank was only 15 minutes late - and 5 of that was due to it arriving late at Boondall.  AND it was a 3-car service.  (I don't think enough trains were getting out of the city so they had to split a 6-car train.)  We even had to switch to Up Main (platform 3) through Bowen Hills and back to Up Suburban (platform 1) through Fortitude Valley.

The worst part was overcrowding.  Us Shorncliffe Line customers aren't used to overcrowding on trains.