Think it has been missed.
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Dual gauge track wraps around western side of Clapham Yard, please correct me if I am wrong but currently only 2 narrow gauge tracks are operational on the eastern side at the moment.
Gold Coast train operating in peak direction usually uses western side dual gauge track from my experience (both morning and evening)
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If it’s rarely used then they should just fence it off
Operational flexibility is always nice. It doesn’t present much of a safety risk.
Peak Gold Coast services usually do right hand running from Boggo all the way to Coopers Plains, so they use the western dual gauge pair at Clapham. One set of tracks has been laid and have been in use for quite a while now.
It’s quite clear they’re planning to use the Clapham section as a quad track overtaking area. If only they could do it all the way to Kuraby…
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In my experience, when the dual gauge line is open, only the Gold Coast trains with a Beenleigh line train immediately preceding it will do right hand running. So, the departures from Central at 4:59pm (follows the 4:57pm Kuraby), 5:07pm (follows the 5:04pm Beenleigh) and 5:29pm (follows the 5:27pm Beenleigh) will do that. But the 4:44pm, 5:14pm and 5:44pm trains run on the narrow gauge track following the Beenleigh train.
This seems to be right, 5:14 train today ran on eastern side.
For anyone interested see video going past Clapham Yard I took this afternoon.
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Part of the temporary roof covering the entrance into Roma Street station has been removed allowing full view of the space above.
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