Re: CityRail probs today??

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Paul Jones" <jonesclan@free.net.au> wrote in message
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> YSSY? huh?

YSSY is aviation-speak for Sydney (Mascot - Kingsford-Smith) Airport. a lot
of rail people know that YSSY means Sydney Airport, and it is a convenient
shorthand (particularly since most Voctorians insist on using the three
letter codes for stations around Victoria, without providing any means to
decode them, if they can do it, so can I!)

Dave


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> Paul Jones
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> "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > "Skippy" <fowler9@skippy9spammeifyoudare.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >
> > > Until they find out they have to change to get to any southern
> > > destinations..... (weekend only)
> > >
> > > I'll find out what it's like on Xmas day when I come back home
> >
> > Seriously disagree here.
> >
> > (Those who find my posts about travelling overseas to be tiresome can
> leave
> > here).
> >
> > Everywhere that I have travelled overseas (and even in Australia) I have
> > found that I can very rarely travel from the airport to where I wish to
> > travel without changing. All of them have involved changing at some
point
> > en-route, and most have involved travelling in non-purpose-designed
> rolling
> > stock.
> >
> > I believe that the current service in Sydney is adequate for the service
> > that is provided (although I would probably chage it so that more EH
> > services went via Tempe, and more srvices started at Turrella, and
> advertise
> > the services that started from Turrella - perhaps this is an opportunity
> for
> > a private operator!)
> >
> > All things considered, the rail link to YSSY is not as bad as most
people
> > are making it out to be.
> > --
> > Dave
> >
> > Studies have shown that if your parents did not have any children, you
> > probably won't either.
> >
> >
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