This *not-so-*coincidentally lines up with when the Airport line increases to 15 minute frequencies briefly over midday.
To add to this, the ones that do show up in the timetable are scheduled to start at Bowen Hills (lining up with when Airport Line has 30 minute frequencies).
You’ll also notice that none of the Cannon Hill terminators are showing on the Cleveland timetable.
Therefore, I believe that the Cannon Hill terminators are providing the base 30 minute frquency for the Airport line and that the Cleveland terminators are being used for the additional 15 minute frequency infills when the Airport line has an increased frequency.
All this leads me to the following conclusion: the website is ignoring services which start at a non-standard origin. I have no idea why this would be the case. They should just organise the services based on the destination. The origin doesn’t matter one bit.
Another impact this is having is a significant reduction in peak hour frequency for Nundah and Toombul. None of the usual cannon hill are running through the stations, so they are both getting some appalling (for an inner-city station) 15 minute waits during peak.
Im assuming the terminating capacity at boggo road has been drastically reduced with the elimination of the points on the north side of dutton Park station.
I would assume that post CRR, terminating at Boggo road would become a bit easier because you could terminate trains and turn them around at platforms 3&4, as only platforms 1 and 2 would be used for regular through service to the Cleveland line due to Beenleigh/GC trains being moved underground
Managed a journey Darra to Fortitude Valley and return today. I don’t get out on the network as often as I once did, but one thing that was very noticeable were the dirty NGRs. Interior was generally ok but the exterior, including the outside of the windows were noticeably very dirty. And to think it will be these NGRs that will carry the flag for CRR. Not a good look!
I noticed this on the last train I travelled on as well. I was wondering whether it was just the unit I was on, but it sounds like it might be a wider issue.
Perhaps the small rollingstock fleet isn’t helping with the cleanliness of the NGRs’ exterior. They cannot be pulled out of service to be deep cleaned without impacting the rest of the QR fleet.
Had to use the bathrooms at South Bank station for an emergency, and that bathroom was in such a state of disrepair.
The cubicle door was failing to close properly, and had to force it in. The lock was also very loose, screws were handing out and the luck as almost about to fall out.
The ventilation is very poor or non-existant as well. I could strongly smell the business happening in the cubicle next to me (must be embarrassing for him, poor guy).
The ceiling is also pretty mouldy possible due to the poor ventilation in the bathroom. There were lost of green splotched of mould everywhere on ceiling.
And this is on platform 1, the platform that has been upgraded not to long ago. And it’s already in such state of disrepair.
I can’t vouch for South Bank’s, but the South Brisbane train station toilets aren’t that bad in comparison. Its just sorta abysmal that there’s only one cubicle, and one urinal in the men’s restroom, for a major train station located within metropolitan Brisbane.
I think it definitely reflects a broader, cultural view here within Australia, that spaces for personal hygiene should be restricted, and hard-to-find. Try finding a toilet in Queen St in the CBD, past 8:30pm haha… Or try finding a toilet at Cultural Centre past 6pm….
This isn’t the case in other countries, like the USA, where a public toilet can be found within almost any restaurant, business, etc.
Seems like needing to go to the bathroom in public is a sign of indiscipline in this country. “Now you feel like going to the bathroom? Why couldn’t you do that before we left home?”
We need to consider that people have to go to the bathroom at different times regardless of circumstance. And we need to implement and maintain the features that cater for such (i.e. installing decent public bathrooms in public places, especially busy ones).
I’ve often wondered if having public toilets at stations accessible by go card or credit card might be a (partial) solution. Not for payment, but simply as a method of monitoring. I do understand there would be privacy concerns about this, though.
