Re: Goodbye Overland - We All Let You Down!

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Tue, 01 Feb 2000 12:49:59 GMT, thalytgv@my-deja.com wrote:

>\> I went and had a look when in Melbourne - the "Club" Car is an
>absolute
>> joke - it is nothing more than a glorified dining car, and is barely
>a patch
>> on the old Overland Club Car that we all knew and loved.
>>
>> Dave
>
>No Dave,  the Kookaburra Club Car is more then just a "joke", it
>provides good breakfast service and reasonable comfort, most of the
>passenger won't stay there for more then half hour anyway, If you don't
>believe it try the alternative.....airline food.
>
>Actually GSR can try to bring carriages into Spnecer Street earlier and
>serve passengers dinner, just like what Sydney/Melbourne Express did.

No can do. Plat one is occupied by the XPT and plat two would involve
more cost as a shunt loco would be needed.

>
>--
>Cheers
>
>
>James
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.

Cheers

Krel


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