Re: [OT] Coach (eek) travel times

["Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

John McCandless <johnmc@topend.com.au> wrote in message
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> ok.
> Mccaffertys:  (taken from website)
> Depart Longreach mid morning (it doesn't have it on their webpage
> timetable!)   my guess approx 11.00am (thu)
> Arrive Mt Isa 7pm.  Change buses   (thu)
> Depart Mt Isa 7.45pm, arrive Tennant creek 2.50am change buses (fri)
> Depart Tennant Creek 11.20pm (fri)
> Arrive Alice Springs 5.15am (sat)
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> Greyhound: has a nice notice saying "Due to current circumstances our
> timetables are not available from this site."
> Sounds like the greyhound i've come to know - nothing seems to work.....

Might have something to do with McCafferty's trying to take Greyhound over,
and winning last time I heard.

> On the whole, getting off at Longreach on a Wednesday night, travelling by
> road, and being in Alice Springs less than 48 hours later, would seem a tad
> optimistic, imho....
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> Would be quicker to get Flight West from Longreach, then one of the major
> carriers from Brisbane to Alice.... got lots of money? :-)
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> John McCandless
> Cloncurry Qld Au
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> Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > I know this is off-topic in aus.rail, but perhaps someone can help - I
> gavce
> > up after sitting on hold for 40 mins to Greyhound and 45 mins to
> > McCafferty's.
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> > Anyone have any idea of a quick run from Longreach to Alice Springs? The
> > Spirit of the Outback arrives in Longreach at 1758 on a Wednesday evening,
> > and Tha Ghan leaves Alice Springs at 1300 on Friday. I figure this is just
> > enough time to bus it from Longreach to Mt. Isa, across to Tennant Creek,
> > then down to Alice Springs.
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> > Anyone who actually has the paper version fo the timetables able to
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> > any info?
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> > Dave
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