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Great tunnel
Had the misfortunate to not hear the announcement that the train had rerouted, and found myself on a ride to woop woop (a term for nowhere, as in the middle of woop woop.)
On the frequent occasion when the trains are running correctly, I board and ‘alight’ at Bankstown Station (part of the Bankstown Line) shown in the diagram as a dark orange shade. Getting on at Wynyard Station the sign post said Bankstown line, and the announcer said Bankstown line (the deep orange lines on the map) but we ended up on the dark green line, taking a peak hour shortcut on the dark-green tracks.
We went from the standard route Museum –> Central –> Redfern –> blah blah –> Beverly Hills ? Where the hell are we going ?
Anyhow, since continuing the ride to further woop woop was a guarantee of having no idea of when I was getting home, I decided I better get off the train at the next stop (together with another load of people.) I guess people getting on at the last station knew where they were going and the poor sods like me had no clue.
Anyhow, we seem to have had an express to woop woop, and I only got on the slow train back to civilisation, because I was routing through the “Airport Line.” Wow!! That’s some serious tunneling.
A number of years back, after decades of government promises, someone actually got a rail line to go through to the city’s major domestic and international airports. The airports look spartan and very modernish (like the New York City Subways on Planet of the Apes) but the real cool thing was just watching that tunnel go for ever and ever. That was one huge tunnel trip (presumbly because by the time someone actually decided to get the work done, the whole place had homes on them so the only way was to go underground.)
Mind you, if I don’t see that wonderful specimen of human perseverence, I’m sure I wouldn’t feel the worse for it.
I guess the lesson to be learned here, is don’t trust the signs, check things along the way and have a packed lunch in your bag for those days you really end up in the middle of woop woop.
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