Re: Central West XPT

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"William Ivery" <willivery@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> WT28 the Dubbo to Sydney went through Orange this afternoon at 1640 hrs. It
> only had one power car again.
> I suppose the reason that the Central Western XPT gets only one power car
> when there is a shortage is that the train can be turned on triangles at
> both Orange and Dubbo.
>


I'd run the train the other way, have it going into Sydney in the morning, and
returning to Dubbo in the afternoon.  This would at least give people from
Orange out the ability to have a day trip in Sydney without having to spend a
night's accommodation.

Al