Re: [VIC] Robinvale Tour (was: Steamrail tours Update)

["Lineman" <grime@dcsi.net.au>]

James
Why don't you try to charter your own train,from a rolling stock provider,ie
a DERM and trailer and head up there in the VR time honoured manner?
Would it not be possible to travel by normal service to Bendigo and Derm
from there?
To add a little spice come home via Echuca and drop the Derm at
Seymour,finish by regular service.
Sleeping arrangements could be as it used to be done seat or floor of Derm
and trailer.
Surely it could be done for less than $500
Graeme
And Ps I am not being sarcastic
"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> From my point of view the Robinvale tour is one of the biggest
dissapointments
> of the year. Instead of having a "traditional" weekender with overnight
travel
> in sleeping cars you end up spending most nights just sitting in a sidings
or
> doing "sightseeing". The date also means that people like me who are
students
> or anyone else who can't get a holiday on the Monday won't be able to go
on
> this tour. The price of $500 for a trip to Robinvale is also a bit high
for
> many people. Many railfans haven't been to this destination for years and
this
> particular tour will cut many people out. Its just another case of
Steamrail
> trying to compromise between a "railfan" tour and a tourist trip. If I
went to
> Robinvale, I want to enjoy what most railfans go on these trips for, train
> travel. I wouldn't want to stop at every small town just for sightseeing!
I
> hope Steamrail runs a proper "railfan" tour to Robinvale in the future, it
> could possibly be the annual diesel tour for 2001 or 2002. I know I would
book
> on it because it is one of the few Victorian lines left that I haven't
been on.
> I would find it hard to believe that tours like the Kulwin and Panitya
tours in
> 1998 aren't viable in 2000. Oh well, I'll just have to chase it. It looks
like
> Steamrail won't be getting any money out us this time.
>
> Richard Flinders wrote:
>
> > I've posted some new tours and some advance info on the Robinvale
Weekender
> > in November.
> >
> > www.steamrail.com.au
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > --
> > Richard Flinders
> > Home Page:www.netspace.net.au/~flinders
>
>
>
> --
> - James Brook -
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