Re: On my way to Australia from the US

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

joelpk@usa.net wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am on my way to your fair country on Jan 15. I will be "based" in
> Sydney at a friends for 2 weeks and then off to Tasmania for a
> tour.
> 
> During the first 2 weeks I thought it might be fun to take a train
> somewhere interesting and be gone 3 to 5 days(or more)i. I love the
> train, although in the US it is about 3 times more cost  for me to
> take the train
> than a plane (Atlanta to NY with sleeping accomodations).
> 
> Any suggestions? Where to go? What the trains cost? Is there a savings
> if I book in advance?I have been to Australia before but both times
> were 15 years ago and I was on business so I did not see too much.
> 
> Thanks

You may like to consider taking the XPT down to Melbourne in Victoria.
There is a daylight XPT and an overnight XPT. A one way trip takes
either an entire day or an entire night. Once you are in Victoria, there
are a number of country trips that can be made either by V/Line
Passenger or West Coast Railway.

Relevent Web Sites are:

Countrylink (operator of the XPT):
http://www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au/

V/Line Passenger:
http://www.vlinepassenger.com.au/

West Coast Railway:
http://www.wcr.com.au/

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- James Brook -

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