Re: XPT - First or Economy??

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

An episode of The Simpsons showed a sign which read...
"Air India - We treat you like cattle."

Well, they are sacred, aren't they?


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David Martin
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Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
39041f6f$1@news.iprimus.com.au">news:39041f6f$1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> If someone in Pleb class (aka Cattle Class or economy) needs to go direct
to
> the buffet, they don't need to go through pensioner class (unless they
make
> a detour). They do however to use the Payphone in car B. I try to make one
> trip down to pleb class during a trip for the purposes of window shopping
> ...........
>
> 8+)
>
> --
> Eric
> http://www.erk.au.com
>
> <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
> 39040C9C.23C8084C@enet21.com.au">news:39040C9C.23C8084C@enet21.com.au...
> | I once traveled on the XPT from Taree to Sydney, then the only
difference
> | between first class (which I was on) and economy was the color of the
> seats,
> | added to that we had all the economy passengers walking through our car
to
> get
> | to the buffet car.
> | Imagine the airlines allowing all the economy passengers to wander up
into
> the
> | first/business class areas.
> | After that I  go economy or drive.
> |
> | Chris
> |
> | Royce Columbine wrote:
> |
> | > I am going to be returning to Brisbane from Melbourne by XPT (o/n to
> Syd,
> | > o/n to Bris), which would be better - first or economy??  Is there
> enough
> | > difference to justify the extra money?   I've only travelled XPT once,
> o/n
> | > from Melbourne to Sydney (economy) in the middle of summer school
> holidays -
> | > packed train.
> | >
> | > Any advise from the regular XPT users???
> | >
> | > Thanks in advance
> | >
> | > Kym
> |
>
>