Re: www.virginblue.com.au

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

Rocky will not be serve by Virgin Blue.

Tilt train held on market well, in fact Tilt train earn QR some extra
passengers from air.

If and only if they can reduce the number of stops and further upgrade the
mainline.

Cheers
James



Barry Campbell <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> Eric Cartman wrote in message <394a18d5@news.iprimus.com.au>...
> >At first glance, the words Virgin Blue may not appear to have much to do
> >with railfans (or maybe it does, who knows?) at first glance but it
appears
> >as though it might.
> <snip>
> >
> >I know which I'd choose to get to Melbourne cheaply/quickly on the spur
of
> >the moment!
> >
> >Thoughts/comments?
>
>
> A week or so ago I had to find a way of getting from Brisbane to Rocky on
30
> June and back the following Monday. Great, I thought, I'll catch
Australia's
> fastest train, the Tilt Train, north and fly home. Well, I checked. The
> train leaves at 10 something which gives me time to get the dog to the
> kennel and catch a suburban train from Beenleigh.
>
> But - I discovered it doesn't get in until about 5pm. What does it do with
> all that time? How could I keep two 11 year old boys amused for all of
that
> time? And by the time I paid the train fare and a full one way fare back
on
> the plane it was line ball with a 21 day advance air fare.
>
> Who travels by train? Railfans and  people on concessions who generally
have
> plenty of time on their hands. Even some of them will be tempted by
Impulse
> and Virgin Blue. Greyhound-Pioneer have thrown in the towel so what chance
> have the rail operators. I forgot, the taxpayers have deep pockets.
>
>
> Barry Campbell
>
>