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Re: Tour operators to benefit from shortened rail travel time
- Subject: Re: Tour operators to benefit from shortened rail travel time
- From: Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:10:32 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
- References: <3B130646.16FCBE4D@fang.omni.com.au>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:37976
David Bromage wrote:
>
> Broken Hill tour operators are set to benefit from a shortened rail
> travel time between Broken Hill and Sydney. Four level crossings are
> being upgraded with computerisation between Broken Hill and Parkes,
> cutting two hours off the trip.
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/brokenh/monthly/regbrok-28may2001-5.htm
>
> [What is actually being done?
Train order working, together with flashing lights (and in one case
booms) at a few level crossings at crossing locations where trains
previously stopped or slowed, but will now be able to run at full track
speed.