With not much happening at the moment I took the opportunity to photograph the new stabling yard connection with nothing in the way.
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| The stabling yard connection viewed from the footbridge. Note the temporary building on the end of the east "siding" | |
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| The connection to the mainline and the runaway siding, which derails runaway trains |
Unfortunately this morning wasn't of the not-much-happening variety. With a reported signal failure at Britomart and a
cyclist at Baldwin Ave hit by a train*, services were all over the place. At least one train was cancelled to Pukekohe because it wouldn't have made it back to Papakura in time for the 10:05, and what I observed to be the train that was supposed to form the 9:35 (a six-car set) didn't arrive until around 10. As I type things seem to be getting back to normal, as the 10:05 did depart Papakura on time - the use of spare trains at Papakura did help with this.
*As a side note (picked up by William McGrath - cheers), the Herald loves to mention "thousands of commuters" when trains are delayed, yet these commuters don't seem to be a factor in the CBD rail link articles.
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