Re: Ararat seeks public's view of planned rail restart

["Rod Young" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

I do not have any current timetables available to me [last one handed out
about two years ago]
but I seem to remember that the easiest way too link Ararat on the BG, was
to slightly rearrange the Ballarat Pass., and let some go on to Ararat.
Things have probably changed a lot since I was down there though. Then
several Sprinters had time to go on. and their return trains could have been
covered by others that stabled.

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Rod Young
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Operators of Australia's only 'Australian' Model Railway Show
Every Easter in Melbourne.
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James C <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:394f1c5c$0$16995$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Overland takes longer to reach Ararat then coach-rail connection and runs
> only 4 times weekly.
>
> Maybe add more frequency on Overland say twice daily one day train and one
> night train, accelerate the train within Melbourne suburban as the train
> runs at snail pace between Spencer street and Werribee.
>
>
>
> Cheers
> James
>
>
>
>
> Mark Bau <markbau@altavista.com> wrote in message
> news:B5747248.11290%markbau@altavista.com...
> > I don't get it, if you live in Ararat and want to go to Melbourne there
is
> > the Overland, (I assume it still takes passengers at Ararat)
> >
> > Why do they have their hearts set on the BG when they have a perfectly
> good
> > SG line to Melbourne. I can't imagine there would be very much loading
> > between Ararat and Ballarat, at least there wasn't when I was a fireman
at
> > Ararat. There is no industry on this line, why on earth reopen it?
> >
> > They should be lobbying for a more user friendly timetabled SG train
> >
> > Mark
> >
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>