Re: Great Southern Pacific Express

Roy Wilke (rwilke@can.I.have.the.spam.spam.sausage.egg.and.spam.without.the.spam.com.au)
Sun, 02 Nov 1997 05:20:21 GMT

On 1 Nov 1997 08:19:29 GMT, dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
wrote:

>Does anyone have details about the actual cars? Are they a new
>construction or converted from something? How are they classed and
>numbered?
>
>Cheers
>David

>From Graham Watkins' post on this ng a few weeks ago:

>>It is the same train. QR initially called it a heritage train but it
>>is not. It is heritage style. The carriages are new bodies on
>>underframes off old steel guards vans.
>>QR will operate it in association with the operators of the Orient
>>Express and its official name is the Great South Pacific Express.
>>Regular trips from Sydney to Cairns are planned commencing late 1998.
>>Special trips may be made any where in Australia.
>>In all, there are 21 cars in the train.

Hope that answers the question.

Roy