Re: 1st class in Overland &XPT?

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <lya66.36$6S2.2444@news0.optus.net.au>,
David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
>Glenn J-B (grjb@optushome.com.au) wrote:
>> > From my experience and visual observation the pitch and recline is not
>> > all that different between the 2 class.
>
>> According to the Countrylink site, "first class" reclines to 40 degrees and
>> economy to 28 degrees. On my last ride on an XPT some 18 months ago the
>> seats were hard, pitched wrong and uncomfortable. I now fly :-)
>
>So now you like economy airline seats with 800mm pitch? :)
>

 But normally you don't have to sit in em for 10 or more hours :-).