Re: Travel Passes in Sydney?

Kingpin (kingpin@zip.com.au)
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 09:40:17 GMT

On Mon, 21 Apr 1997 12:29:38 -0700, David Johnson
<trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Kingpin wrote:
>
> > It is as fast, if not faster, from Parramatta to the City and return
> > by Rivercat than by train.
>
> Only from Parramatta wharf to Circular Quay wharf. If you were travelling
> from Parramatta CBD to Sydney CBD, the train would be far faster. Running
> time for an all stops Rivercat is 1 hour and five minutes. An express
> Rivercat on Weekends is 50 minutes. This is because the Rivercat has to
> run at a greatly reduced speed between Rydalmere and Parramatta (20
> minutes)

They must have slowed it down since I followed one. It was making a
good 28 knots.

And apart from that, a ferry is much more relaxing than a train.
unless or course, you are on a train in summer when the women tend to
wear shorter skirts! OH NO, she is reading this over my shoulder!!!

AHHHHHHH, DON"T HIT ME!!!

;-)

Catchya

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