Re: XPT's Reduced

[Michael Hendy <spam.sucks@bigpond.com>]

Dave Proctor wrote:

> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message

> news:3AD40502.1D6E996C@fang.omni.com.au...

> 

>> Jack wrote:

>> 

>>> From April 29 when the XPT fleet should return to 2 XP's plus 6

>>> trailers, it looks as tho the sets will be further reduced to 5 cars.

>> 

>> Thanks to the airlines for this one. Passenger numbers on the XPT to

>> Melbourne and brisbane have gone through the floor in recent months.

> 

> 

> Well, what would you rather do, pay $55 and be there in just over an hour

> with polite, helpful staff and a meal thrown in, or pay about the same, be

> on a train for 10 hours with surly, rude and arrogant on board crew and

> below standard catering? Even for pensioners using vouchers going to

> Brisbane or Melbourne, the amount they have to pay from the border to

> BNE/MEL makes the airlines look extremely attractive.


Not for BNE. You can't beat $22 return no matter what way you look at 
it. (vouchered of course, but still, show me some other way to get there 
at that price!)