Re: 8.00am Newcastle - Sydney

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

Neil Crellin <pncrellin@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

> The 8.00am service Newcastle Sydney has the fewest stops of the
> contemporary timetable but is still 7 minutes slower than the best
> regular steam time of 2 hr 14 min. Even allowing for more stops with the
> electric service, you would think that the superior accelleration and
> hill climbing ability of current electric stock would far outweigh the
> non-stop nature of the 38 class timetable. Anyone got any thoughts on
> this?

How many passengers on the V Set???  I bet its a *lot* more than the
steam hauled service.

Cherrs,

Bill