Re: GSR motorail fees

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Does anybody know why taking a car Sydney - Perth is $679 but Perth -
> Sydney is $470? Also Adelaide - Perth is $522 and Perth - Adelaide is
> $314. Sydney - Adelaide is $345 both ways.
>
> Similar patterns on the Ghan, but not on the Overland.

Probably because there are more people using the train one way and then
driving the other.

Two schools of thought here - demand is less in one direction, so the costs
are lower in order to try and stimulate demand. OR demand is less in one
direction so costs are higher so as to cover the operators costs.

Dunno which it is though.

Dave