Re: Latest news on Speedrail

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > > > Around a 4 hour trip each way by train destination to destination, may
> > > give him productive time enroute, but it hardly leaves any time for his
> > > meeting.
> > >
> > > 3 hours was the proposal (and it was achievable)
> >
> > But Scotty isn't gonna beam you on board, there's still the travel time
> each end that was added for plane travel, there's still the check-in time,
there's
> still the boarding time. You don't arrive on the platform at 2.59 for a 3.00
> > departure.
>
> No, you arrive at 1445 for a 1500 departure - just like you arrive at 1445
> for your 1450 train to the airport (from Central),

Again you're adding travel time to the plane that you're not adding to the
train.


 getting you to Domestic
> at 1500, plus ten minutes walk time to the check-in counters,

I've heard it's less than 5 minutes.

 getting you
> there at 1510.
>
> Putting it another way, I would leave Penrith at 1330 for my 1500 SpeedRail
> train to Melbourne. I would have to leave Penrith no later than 1300 for a
> 1500 flight. SpeedRail would have my in Melbourne at 1800 (journey time 4.5
> hours from Penrith), I would be at Spencer St no earlier that 1715 if I flew
> (4.25 hours, 15 minutes quicker).

Assuming you would go from the airport to the train station. At least you're now
almost comparing apples with apples.

Plane                                                        VFT

Penrith 13.20                                            13.33
Central 14.20/14.28        Sydney Terminal 14.23
Domestic 14.36                            Central  14.30
Check-in 14.41