Re: Countrylink - Canberra - Sydney

["Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

Just the bit about the mobile phones, it depends which service you use.
Country boys may find it hard to use their analog phones in many areas on
the train, digital users will find that many areas arent covered and those
that are tend to drop out especially in tunnels

Brendan

"Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote in message
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> Did the trip 4 (count 'em) 4 times last week.... for some odd set of
> reasons.
>
> Better than cars... you can walk around, not a lot slower, and more
relaxed.
>
> A whole lot cheaper than air and also not a lot slower CBD-CBD.
>
> Buffet ok.
>
> Travel first class because, as was pointed out to me many years ago when I
> enquired about the essential difference between first and economy in the
HCX
> (dogbox) accommodation on the Canberra-Goulburn run, a "better class of
> person" travels first class. Take that how you will. I found that there
were
> significant discounts on offer to the advertised first class fares on the
> Xplorer.
>
> Seating could have more foot (as opposed to leg) room, but then the
rotation
> mechanism takes up the foot room available on airline seats.... and we
can't
> wear non-reversing seats after the XPT fiasco in this department, can we?
> Get up and walk around a bit. People over 6 foot should book an aisle seat
> to stretch a bit.
>
> On time performance ok for my purposes, but then I enjoyed a little extra
> time with a trip on the suburban lines Lidcombe-Homebush on one occasion
> (Lidcombe station upgrading?).
>
> Finally.... no impediments to using mobile phones and laptop computers
> compared with air (banned) or car (stupid). So you can actually get a fair
> bit of business done while on the move.
>
>
> IB98 wrote in message <20000122225847.02610.00002123@ng-cg1.aol.com>...
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm thinking about taking a countrylink train CBR-SYD and fly home later
in
> the
> >day. How good are these trains?? What is the comfort level if I buy a 1st
> class
> >ticket?? Also do they usually run on time or are they often late??
> >
> >Thanks a lot
> >
>
>