Re: Contacting a train

["avachat" <avachat@dingoblue.net.au>]

whitehat <whitehat@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> Any rail people able to help us out with urgent information.
>
> We have just received word that mother has suddenly decided to come home
to
> the family arriving Melbourne 7 a.m.Wednesday via XPT from Sydney.
>
> She turns 70 on the train - it would be nice to contact the customer
service
> people on the train to make a little fuss and help her start her
> celebrations..
>
> This is easy enough to do this for bus or plane etc., but our phone calls
> have only got us recorded messages since we are outside 9 - 5 hours.
>
> Any suggestions for contacting the train would be really appreciated.
>
> whitehat

>Try standing in the 4 ft waving your arms at the driver, make sure you are
wearing a reflectorised safety
>vest as they can stop XPTs at 160KM/h.
good luck
>