Re: Air Travel Posters and this Newsgroup

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

Many long distance trains (including the Indian Pacific) are more tourist
"luxury" trains than simply for travelling on.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/


"Phil @big pond" <trapcleaver1@bigpond.com> wrote in message
UizB6.2102$482.10190@newsfeeds.bigpond.com">news:UizB6.2102$482.10190@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> May be a dumb question but why is train travel so expensive compared to
Rail
> ?
>
> Can go to Europe or the states by air for less than it costs Sydney Perth
By
> Rail
>
> --
> http://cleaver.freeyellow.com/sad.html
> and also   http://cleaver.freeyellow.com/caption2.html
>
> THE NEW ADD YOUR OWN FACILITY http://www.angelfire.com/ab3/caption/link
> "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> UhzB6.878$EQ3.28837@ozemail.com.au">news:UhzB6.878$EQ3.28837@ozemail.com.au...
> So what are the chances of:
> AN080, Syd 1335 - Gold Coast 1450 on Wed 18/4; &
> AN239, GC 0915 - Syd 1040 Thu 19/4
> flights being happening events rather than non-happening or tragic events?
>
> Or should I ignore my employer's flight contract with Ansett and swap to
> Qantas?
>
> Chris
>
> tony bailey <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au> wrote in message
> 3ad6559f$1_2@news01.one.net.au">news:3ad6559f$1_2@news01.one.net.au...
> > I am fascinated to note that  the numerous posters who keep telling us
> that
> > cheap airfares are all around us and no one needs to travel by train
seem
> to
> > have fallen a little bit silent about the  benefits of cheap air travel
> (or
> > did they all have cheap AN tickets last night?)
> >
> > --
> > Tony Bailey
> > Mercury World Travel
> > Mercury Travel Books
> > mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au
> >
> >
>
>
>
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