Re: X43 Rolls into Bairnsdale (VFHX wagons)

["Mike Hunt" <spare@dcsi.removenet.au>]

Plus....Bairnsdale folk might like to be able to get to Melbourne by about
10.00am and return home that evening,rather than just having a token rail
service and Buses.
Like they used to be able to do in the previous century..
"Darren Hodges" <b67@emucities.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Darren Hodges (b67@emucities.com.au) wrote:
> > > And, on the subject of Bairnsdale trains. Some have suggested that
> Sprinters
> > > could be run to Bairnsdale.
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> > Why bother? The Gippslander sits at Sale for over 3 hours, the time it
> > used to run on to Bairnsdale.
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
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> True, but I think those suggesting this were thinking more of either the
> Sprinters being lighter (for Avon river bridge) and / or the faster speed.
I
> agree that using the train that otherwise sits idle at Sale makes far more
> sense.
>
> Darren Hodges.
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