Re: (Vic)Mildura passenger service plan

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

thalytgv@my-deja.com won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> 1. How soon can they get the train back on track? I heard of after the
> failure of Bluebird railcars V/line is streching its limit to provide
> passenger services, they might need to hire some extra carriages from
> GSR/WCR and locos from elsewhere, wait for the new high-speed sprinters
> might takes too long(2003 delivery).

All the SJs (one partially stripped) and the SZ are in storage, plus WCR
has several Overland sleepers. Plenty of stock to run a nightly service in
both directions.

> 2. It will take about 10 hours to complete this journey(450km), the
> timing is really not attractive enough.

Ever travelled from Melbourne to Sydney by train?

> 3. N class carriages/current Sprinter aren't very comfortable for a 10
> hour journey, some refurbishment might needed for them.

But 10 hours is fine for an overnight train.

Cheers
David