On 8 May 2014 12:10, Peter Ross <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:

Yes, but to achieve it, all four tracks are completely reserved. They are
fed by more than one line each (they all split further out) and every
disruption will immediately cause a backlog piling up.

Not sure what you mean here. All 4 loops are already completely used. No point having a loop unused.

There are 6 tracks between Flinders Street and Spencer Street stations, they will be all used too (and I think already are used).

It is a lot better then the current situation - e.g. Frankston and Dandenong trains share the one loop.

Over the last years working where I work now I cannot remember _one_ time
during peak hours when I took a train according to a timetable and it
proceeded smoothly.

I hope you complained on that day? :-)

That should never happen....

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Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au>