Re: XPT terminated at sunshine

[Sam Eades <eadess@yahoo.com>]

Tony Gatt wrote:

> > As for the scheduling problem. ARTC govern most of the interstate
> > trains scheduling, finding a path and co-ordinate with 2 different
> > operator is not that easy, Countrylink aren't that interested in
> > serving its passenger anyway. However GSR would wait for late XPT
> > passengers sometimes, or arrangement Taxi to tranfer passengers to
> > Newport to catch up with the train.
>
> How would they get on the train.. there is NO platform access at Newport.

Quite often, there are "Desert Sleepers" (the dry sandy area, not the ymmy edible
thing) on the Overland/Ghan. These have steps built into the doorway for stops
like Cook etc.

Sam Eades