Re: Passenger service return to Whyalla?

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > Whyalla and Broken Hill might be easy to restate passenger service,
> >
> > Broken Hill is another useful one. Given the limited stops these days, it
> > could be done in about 6 hours.

> You could even use the new rolling stock that is being built for
> Countrylink, for the NSW service, to operate it.

New rollingstock = 3 more XPT trailers. Nowhere near enough.

> If the train ran overnight from Sydney to Parkes, then the Parkes to Adelaide sector could be managed
> easily in a day.

I don't fancy 20 hours on an XPT.

Cheers
David