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Re: Trains to Newcastle.

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Trains to Newcastle.
From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
Date: 15 Dec 1997 04:00:39 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: University of New England, NSW, Australia
References: <3493a08e.4394826@news.ozemail.com.au> <3493BED9.4B572480@klever.net.au> <3493D1B7.FB7AE730@ozemail.com.au>

David Johnson (trainman@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
>A most-stations train takes 2 hours 53 minutes Sydney-Newcastle.  A
>few-stations train takes only 2 hours 22 minutes.  This is a saving of 31
>minutes.  A no-stations train would be able to easily save another 10
>minutes. 

That brings you down to 2 hours 12 minutes. 3801 did it in 2 hours 1.5
mins in 1966(?). Why can't an express V set do any better? 

Cheers
David

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