Trains to Newcastle.

[ajwright@ozemail.com.au (Ashley Wright)]

While driving to Newcastle today to see my family a thought came
across me. Why do trains to Newcastle take sooo long to get from
Central to Newcastle? What is it that realy slows the trains down?? If
it is the alignment of the track on the Sydney side of the Hawksbury
why havn't the governments looked at introducing some form of tilt
train. (Correct me if I am wrong but the alignment on the newcastle
side, although curvy is actually good for reasonably quick running).

 If it is the number of stops made between Gosford and Newcastle why
dosn't city rail introduce quick trains stopping only at say
Strathfield, Hornsby, Gosford, Tuggerah, Morrisett, Broadmedows and
all it Newcastle. Those wanting intemediate stations changing for
connecting local trains??. Surly their would be a BIG market,
especialy in the Central coast area for very quick trains to Sydney
and indeed Newcastle.