Re: Trams not running between Town Hall and Circular Quay
  TP

They could all be grouped under one generic acronym - TIS (tram inhibition
system).

Tony P

On Thursday 23 May 2024 at 17:41:29 UTC+10 Tony Galloway wrote:

> APS has invaded my brain. That was meant to be ATP - automatic train

> protection.

>

> Tony

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> On 23 May 2024, at 17:30, Tony Galloway a...@...> wrote:

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> Yeah, TSRs - the same ones have been on the L1 since the old, APS

> governed, ridiculously slow speed limits that applied to the Variotrams

> were abolished.

>

> Despite weekend closedowns giving many opportunities for track repairs the

> usual procedure when a section of track deteriorates is they bung on a TSR,

> and it remains for along time. On the inbound track through the Glebe

> tunnel there has been a hole 2/3 of the way in that has existed for years,

> with a TSR that has recently been extended with speed lowered from 40 to

> 20kmh. Apparently running in a tamper for a lift and line of the hole, with

> some extra ballast, is just too hard. Also, the original 80kmh limit

> through the tunnel has been cut to 60 in both directions.

>

> And every turnout on the L1, despite having locked railway type points,

> has a 25kmh “TSR" speed limit over it, which was increased from the

> original 15kmh limit imposed.

>

> It seems these TSRs are pretty permanent.

>

> Tony

>

> On 23 May 2024, at 11:57, 'Matthew Geier' via TramsDownUnder <

>tramsdo...@...> wrote:

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> On 23/5/24 11:34, '[email protected]' via TramsDownUnder wrote:

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> capacity bus every 12 minutes replacing one 400 capacity tram every 10

> minutes. On my travels on Sunday I noticed a crew playing with the points

> at Kensington Junction, and a mobile welding team working on the curves

> from Chalmers St into Eddy Ave,

>

> But they did not repair broken rails at the depot junction in Allison Rd

> or another near Moore Park, the 'TSR's remain in place.

>

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