Re: Far northern tilt train on schedule

["MattyQ" <mattyq1009@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Railway Rasputin3" <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>
> > > But the line between Normanton and Croydon still operates as a
> tourist
> > line.
> >
> > And a damn good one it is too.  Far better than that "Savannahlander"
> > thingy...
>
> Savannahlander is just a replacement for the Forsathy-Cairns mail
> train. maybe better these days as QR co-operate the service with some
> local tourist operator. Also class 2000 rail motor is far more
> comfortable then mail van....

I strongly disagree. Ask anyone who has been on "The Last Great Train Ride"
and they will disagree too. You are completely missing the point here. The
whole idea was to "enjoy(?)" roughing it on a rickety old van. That was the
whole adventure. Sure, the railmotor is more comfortable but that would be
like saying you're going camping then booking into a motel.

If everyone had that attitude, the steam preservation societies would all be
long dead. Why travel on a steam train when there is a fast, clean(?),
comfortable, air-conditioned EMU to do the same job? Why? Because it's a
bloody steam train, that's why. It's not about where you're going, its about
how you're getting there.


--
Matt Smith
Brisbane, Australia

Email - mattyq1009@dingoblue.net.au

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