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Re: $99 one-way airfares : Who needs the XPT

Subject: Re: $99 one-way airfares : Who needs the XPT
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 19:37:46 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Nobody wrote:

> I hate flying. Although it is fast, you dont get any sense of that kilometre
> that passes every 7 seconds. No decent view for most of the trip, and a
> nightmare at the terminals.

On a 737 at Mach .75 the kilometres fly by every 4.5 seconds.

> Trains arent perfect either. But I much prefer rail over air any day.

I prefer flying, but I can't afford it!

--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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