Re: "The Ghan"

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <yjQO4.229$Uy3.521060@news0.optus.net.au>,
  "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> "David & Julie Donald" <dsjmd@hermes.net.au> wrote in message
> 390BBA15.EF444EC7@hermes.net.au">news:390BBA15.EF444EC7@hermes.net.au...
> > This may seem like a rather lame question, but can anyone give a
fairly
> definite
> > answer as to why WL4 ("The Ghan") seems to regularly run late.  It
ran
> through
> > Springwood this morning about fifty minutes down.
> > My understanding was that Train Order working was suppose to improve
> running
> > times, even though, as far as I am aware, the actual timetable
hasn't
> really
> > been varied all that much - just heaps of "recovery time".
>
> I thought TOW was only in place from Parkes to Orange. If this is the
case,
> then there would be heaps of time lost in the Broken Hill - Parkes
section
> to undertake OTS&T duties.
>
> Dave
Is it because now that Broken Hill service is cancelled, Ghan forced to
stop at small towns for picking up passenegrs/luggages hence lost of
time??

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Cheers

James


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