> David (DAVID@NMIT.EDU.VIC.AU) wrote:
> >Heven forbid let hope they don't buy a XPT to go between Melboune and
> >Adelaide - no turning required.
>
> GSR wants to get the run down under 10 hours, preferable 8 hours. You'd
> need 160km/h running for long stretches to do that.
The main problem in NSW cutting interstate running times was always the
track alignment over certain sections. Does the alignment on the
Melbourne-Adelaide run make 8-10 hours feasible? Certainly an XPT service
on the route (with or without the Overland) would seem not too far off.
Dion Williams <dion5@hotmail.com>
Dangerously casual rail enthusiast