Re: This might be of interest

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

james_ccj@my-deja.com wrote in message <8b9g66$lk8$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...

>Due to the lack of funding they don't have enough $$$ to fix interstate
>track. All they can do now is leave it as it is...extend the journey
>time...
>
>Last month I took the Melbourne-Sydney XPT I noticed there were LOTS of
>speed restrictions along the way(mostly in NSW), my train was half an
>hour late by the time we pulled into Sydney Central.

Know exactly what you mean - I went to Byron Bay on the Blue Moon deal on
29FEB and the number of times the train slowed down for TSR's (dunno about
the 'T' though, since they seem to be becoming permanent) was amazing,
considering it is an interstate line.

Dave