Re: New NSW Timetable Site

[Stephen Harris <Stephen_Harris@rta.nsw.gov.au>]

I once heard a rumor that all XPT locos were good for is air
conditioning. Is the current running timetables putting too much strain
on the locos(if that is the right word)?

It also appears that the current time tabling still is not working?

Steve.

Dave Proctor wrote:
> 
> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> tL1L5.10$HV4.3308@news0.optus.net.au">news:tL1L5.10$HV4.3308@news0.optus.net.au...
> 
> > They were using the XPT for the wrong purpose. It wasn't designed to run
> > stopping trains. S22 stopped at Bowral, Mittagong and Picton. The XPT is
> > designed for fast sprints, and would have been best used running express
> > Goulburn - Moss Vale - Campbelltown - Strathfield.
> >
> > The worst example of XPT use was S9/S10 South XPT which replaced the South
> > Mail.
> 
> But it hardly stopped anywhere - most stops were 'a' stops.
> 
> Dave

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