Re: XPT's Reduced

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > <Jack> wrote in message 3ad4249d.25667755@news.dingoblue.net.au">news:3ad4249d.25667755@news.dingoblue.net.au...
> > > On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 09:08:43 GMT, "Glenn J-B" <grjb@optushome.com.au>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Now that it seems the sets will be reduced to 5 cars, do you think
that
> > > >Countrylink might finally realise that they no longer have a
marketable
> > > >product?
> > >
> > > I might be wrong. but 5 cars was the original consist of these trains
> >
> > Whilst this is true, services to Melbourne, Brisbane and Murwillumbah
was
> > certainly never the originally intended use of these trains (if we are
> going
> > for original intentions).
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> And all 5 cars were 1st class with a premium fare!

That was never intended in the original concept either!

Dave