Re: Overland 114 years old today (Jan 19)

["f.u.i.t.b.e.t" <fuitbet@yahoo.com.au>]

I do not think it will be given the flick as GSR get CSO payments for it and
other trains that they run.I cannot see the governments allowing GSR to give
any of their or I should say our services the flick.
I only flame people who deserve flaming!!!
<dongbert@my-deja.com> wrote in message 94ffpk$vud$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:94ffpk$vud$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
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> > Today (19/Jan) is Overland's 114th anniversary:-)
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> This may be a dumb question, and no doubt subject to flames from IYB
> (now reinvented as fuitbet), but are there any checks and balances in
> place to protect the Overland as the oldest continuously running named
> train in Aus? I mean, if GSR decide to dump it for economic reasons,
> which is their right, is it 'heritage listed' like the Gulflander so
> that someone will have to keep it running? I know the rolling stock
> is 'only' about 40 years old, but I'm thinking more of the fact that
> the train has run as the Overland - regardless of stock - for 114 years.
>
> Dongbert.
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