Re: Colume 8 SMH

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

8 years ago when I took the Ghan, the train arrived at Alice SPring 3 hours
early. (thanks to EL53)  The train have to wait somewhere outside town
before it can reach the stattion for 3 hours because of safety reason.

The conductor apologised for looking at the same scenvery for 3 hours.:-)

Cheers
James



Tom <hammerheads@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
394c54e2$0$17018$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:394c54e2$0$17018$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> While reading the yesterday (sat17/6) SMH I came accross these funy pieces
> of news.
>
> "AS I ARRIVED on Platform 10 at Central the other night to catch the 5.42
> Newcastle train," says Andrew, of Castle Hill, "an announcement was being
> made: All aboard please, this train is due to depart. Stand clear, doors
> closing. The platform was crowded, but the train? Nowhere to be seen.
> CityRail must be trying humour as the best way to calm angry commuters. On
> this occasion it seemed to work."
>
> CITYRAIL'S present problems reminded Damian Keane, of Enfield, of a train
> trip he took in South Korea. He caught the express from Seoul to Kwang-ju,
a
> journey of about three hours. "As we reached Kwang-ju, an announcement was
> made: We will be arriving at Kwang-ju seven minutes early. We apologise
for
> any inconvenience this may cause you or your waiting friends and
relatives.
> If only ..."
>
> www.smh.com.au
>
> --
> Tom Devrell
> ICQ# 37970733
> hammerheads@optusnet.com.au
>
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