Re: Re: Overland to continue 4 another 2 years

["Paul Jones" <zifnab_spam_@goconnect.net>]

"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 06 Jun 2001 03:55:23 GMT, mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)
> wrote:
>
> >An XPT would also be quicker thru the Adelaide hills due to its much
> >higher power to weight ratio, especially with the new XP power cars
> >that Countrylink now have.
>
> And the 5 trailers!
>
> Maybe Countrylink could run an XPT SYD-ADL-MEL-SYD and have another
> one going the other way?

Once you get west of orange those things would FLY!!!!!

But I can't say I would like to travel on an XPT for that long.....


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