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Well, this is what I like to read about as a frequent Cityrail commuter.

It would seem that over the last few years Railcorps “Clearways” project has been plagued with problems, most of which are resolved quietly and just wind up costing the tax payer more money.

These two problems however go a little deeper, these effect customer safety on the network, and in terms of my priorities as a commuter, above trains being on time, clean and air-conditioned is the safety of myself, my family and my fellow commuters.

The two problems both revolved around bad earthing & insulation for new sub stations at Lidcombe and Revesby. It seemed that a banned contractor was used to design the earthing for these new sub stations and they were not properly insulated for their distance from underground gas and water lines. The end result…

“This led directly to the creation of a potential latent defect on the RailCorp network which could have resulted in death or injury,”

This information was learned about when the Sydney Morning Herald(www.smh.com.au) forced the government to reveal a secret Railcorp report into the events. It was released under the Freedom of Information Act.

My thanks go out to our tireless Cityrail employees who thankfully picked up the faults during the testing phase and hopefully they have been rectified.

I feel safer now catching the trains, don’t you?

For more information on this story go to SMH’s article

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rail-blunders-hundreds-of-lives-at-risk/2008/10/29/1224956136414.html

Also, don’t forget to get your submissions in for the adjustments of Cityrails fares.

See…

http://www.ratecityrail.com/2008/10/peak-cityrail-fares-could-increase-from-2009/