Re: Mexican railway (Melb - Wagga)

["Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au>]

I am sure the locals in Wagga would love a speedy rail service into
Melbourne. Melbourne has many attractions, shows, shopping and other things
to amuse a visitor from the country. A visitor could take the kids to the
Royal Show, go to the Imax theatre, see a concert, go to the footy, ride
Puffing Billy, sample our wide range of fine restaurants, do business in our
central business district, ride a tram, etc etc etc

They don't call it Marvellous Melbourne for nothing.

As for us city folk there will always be a few people who want to visit
Wagga to visit relatives. If such a service was created the locals would be
wise to develop an integrated tourism plan to encourage Melbourne city folk
to come and visit Wagga. Such a plan would have to include local transport
so that visitors can get around Wagga.

cheers Peter

Brown Family <lbrown2@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> >If the NSW government can see fit to run a longer service to get from
Wagga
> >to Sydney, it seems logical that a 4 hour service (set at appropriate
times
> >and marketed properly)  to Melbourne would draw bigger numbers
particularly
> >as it would take less time to get there than Sydney and cost less. From
the
> >Victorian Govt's perspective it would encourage NSW people to spend their
> >$$$ in Victoria.
>
> [sd]
>
> >If so then a 3 hour service from Wagga to Melbourne could be a reality in
a
> >few years.
> >
> >
> On the other hand........
>
> How many people would want to go from Wagga to Melb and v.v.?
>
> Les Brown