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SCT to Perth, questions
- Subject: SCT to Perth, questions
- From: Andrei Souprounovich <andrei@axs.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:59:28 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:25074
Hi all,
Noticed today(Wed) at Coca Cola bottler Moorabbin: SCT B-Double being loaded with coke cans and then leaving the property at 8.15pm for Perth. I assume the truck'll get there anywhere between 8.15am Friday and and 4pm. It needs to be there by afternoon, since the local trucks need to get the product to the stores before the weekend.
If the truck gets there by 8.15am Friday, then that means a distance of 3500 km covered in 36hrs - average speed of 100km/h.
Would you drive for 36 hours straight? Would you need to take some pills? Who's to blame for the truckie pushing himself to get the load through? Coke/SCT/truckie? Why does SCT run trucks competing with their own trains? How long would a train take to get there - exact hours?
Andrei