Re: Broken Hill services

["David Proctor" <daproc@bigfoot.com>]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
<34867FAD.B771369D@ozemail.com.au>...
> David Bromage wrote:
> 
> > When were WL31 and WL32 introduced? I assume the extra service is to
> > compensate for the possible loss of one IP per week when it goes via
> > Melbourne.
> > Can somebody please mail me the new schedules for WL31-34 with all
stops?
> 
> It looks like Mr Proctor was making a suggestion about his idea of a
better schedule.  It
> was not an official timetable.
>
The schedule came from somebody (Mr Anonymous) in Countrylink as somwthing
they were looking at - its not a definite proposal, just a contingence in
case the patronage picks up and the extra service is warranted, OR GSR
reroute the IP via Melbourne.
 
> My only comment is that Countrylink wouldn't like having staff rostered
between 18:00 and
> 23:00 on a Sunday to service the set.  I suppose they could use Friday
afternoon...
> 
> I still don't think they will do it with the current number of bookings. 
Perhaps they
> would get more if they put a FAM sleeper car on...
> 
> --
> David Johnson
> CityRail Guard
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman
> 
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