Re: What to do in Sydney?

[hagiss@my-deja.com]

Lets see:

Mon - Fri
6:00am Nambour - Robina exp. Cab - B'Hills stopping at Petrie and N'gate

5:09pm Roma St - Nambour exp. B'Hills - Elimbah stopping at E'Junct,
N'gate and Petrie, and Cab to Pick up only.

9:23pm Roma St - Nambour exp. B'Hills - Cab stopping at E'Junct, N'gate
and Petrie.

Sat

5:58am Nambour - Roma St exp. Cab - B'Hills stopping at Petrie and
N'gate

Sun

Caboolture - Nambour - Caboolture Shuttle.

All these are IMU services. I always thought there were more but
according to the current timetable these are the only ones. Most other
services are operated by ICE (Intercity Express) which may not be as
fast as an IMU (120km/h max on ICE, 140km/h max on IMU) but the line
isn't capable of those speed anyway. Especially north of Landsborough
there a number of sharp curves. ICE offers a far smoother ride with
reversable comfy seats, and blinds on the windows. Very nice ride and
very quiet.

If only they'd duplicate the line and cut a few of the curves out
(Eudlo has the worst) and increase the frequency. Reckon if they could
do a Nambour - Roma Street run in 70/75 minutes the patronage would
improve.

Cheers,
Michael

In article <3A41DC86.CE3E194A@bigpond.com>,
  jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com> wrote:
> I didnt know the trains were going into maroochy :p,  what are we
talking
> like the same as a gold coast service?  IMU's with the  toilets?   ,
hehe
> maybe on this NG ill be able to keep in touch a bit more  (still new
> hehe)  ,  I had wondered why they hadnt used the gold coast trains
for Sun
> coast trips aswell,  there perfect for journeys to BOTH coasts,  with
> dunnies , hig back seats, and i belive they cruise at 120 or 140
clicks? ,
> there capable of 140 anyways,
>
> hagiss@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> > And I started the thread and live on the Sunshine Coast!
> >
> > Don't want the railway into Maroochydore though. I live closer to
> > Woombye and can't see the service frequency to Nambour being kept up
> > (still a long way from being adequate now!) if the trains go into
> > Maroochydore.
> >
> > Maybe if they ran it as a loop line Landsborough -> Caloundra ->
> > Kawana -> M'dore -> Airport (?) -> Nambour - Landsborough ->
Brisbane
> > with an hourly service off peak each direction around the loop with
> > express running Beerwah -> Caboolture -> Petrie - > N'gate ->
B'Hills
> > supplemented by a local service L'borough - > Caboolture to meet the
> > express I'd be more welcoming of the train line into M'dore. And
pigs
> > might fly too...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Michael
> >
> > In article <9010E9BDAgunzelT333@203.164.20.149>,
> >   usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael) wrote:
> > > tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au (Tezza) wrote in
> > > <3a409a17$0$7516$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>:
> > >
> > > >> Down here in Mexico, we call themt trams.
> > > >
> > > >And there goes another NSW thread shanghaied by the Mexicans and
> > banana
> > > >benders.
> > >
> > > I don't bend bananas thankyou!
> > >
> > > --
> > > To email me, just remove ".spam" or else your reply gets directed
to
> > the
> > > bit bucket.
> > >
> > > Whip ME, Beat ME. "Windows ME".
> > >
> >
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