Re: Entertainment Car on Overland, Ghan and I.P

["< Tell >" <telljb@netozemail.com.au>]

"David Dowd" <valley123@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
> Can anyone remember when the entertainment car used to run on the Ghan? 
> Why did they ever take this car off, or did they>?
> 
> I think that that would be a draw card for some people, being able to play
> the pokies while being whisked through the Australian outback!
> 
> What did this car have in the way of Entertainment and if possible, could
> they still use it or is it out of date ect.
> 
> Where is this car or cars and are they in running order?
> 
> I think this car would be a bit of a novelty for some!
> 
> SOMETHING FOR G.S.R TO THINK ABOUT!


>From an old crusty CR/ANR/AN throwback, the pokie car
on the Ghan was OK when South Australia did not have
them, after all, the Commonwealth owned the track and
trains back then exclusively, lock stock and barrel.  
No State shares in the National hauler then.  
So the SA government could do SFA about them, BUT they
were getting ready to introduce them.

EVERYBODY has access to them today.

Stuff the poker machines, how about some dome cars.?
You can play pokies anywhere, but how about seeing this
great country of ours from something better than a
restricted passenger car window.!

----Terry Burton
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