Re: GSR to Darwin, latest.

["James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>]

< Tell > <telljb@01.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Heard on local ABC up here a spokesman for GSR saying
> that their service to Darwin will be called the GHAN.
> They will not be looking for another name because the
> train is world renowned and changing the name would be
> commercial suicide.
I think they might need a second lounge for all classes. Back in 1992 when I
took Ghan they had 2 lounges for 1st class passengers (Oasis/Dreamtime) and
1 for Holiday 1 for coach.  But now they cut back to 1 lounge for 1st, 1 for
holiday and nothing for coach.


> GSR plan to run two services per week for 9 months of
> the year with one service for the remaining 3 months.
> In answer to a question that the stations for Tennant
> Creek and Katherine will be outside the towns, they are
> planning a 4 hour stopover in Katherine to see local
> sights.  There was no mention that the train will also
> stop, well outside of Darwin City.

2 weekly from both Melbourne and Sydney???

Cheers
James