Re: Keswick or Adelaide Station?
Rex (dmayo@ozemail.com.au)
17 Nov 1997 22:05:13 GMT
> >>
> >> >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 sensible step would be to order 2 more XPT sets (plus spares) for
> >> >Countrylink, and then for GSR to lease them for the Melbourne -
Adelaide
> >> >run. Each arrival in Melbourne from Sydney could then run on to
Adelaide,
> >> >and each arrival from Adelaide can run on to Sydney. The interworking
> >> >would be very simple.
> >>
> >> >Cheers
> >> >David
> >>
> >> It's about time SA was lavished with the magic of the XPT. They've
> >> been operating in the eastern states comfortably for some time now
> >> and, if there is a disadvantage, I can't think of one.Even an hour off
> >> the currnt running tome would be beneficial.. Also, currently when the
> >> Overland arrives into Melbourne, Sydney travellers have less than 30
> >> minutes (I think?) to catch the morning Xpt. With some rescheduling,
> >> I'm sure that a through XPT would be very viable. What's everyone else
> >> think?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Ashley G
>
> >(A) Numbers of XPT available to extend Melboune-Adelaide
All XPT's are now over utilised
>
> >(B) Cost of new XPT's
Doubt we will ever see new ones. They don't carry people to the Olympic
Village. Sorry I'm being cynical.
>
> >(C) Tilt Trains better ??????? ( what happening Sydney-Canberra
There was a change of government
> >By the way how different are the XPT carriages compared tot the IP
> >carriages ?
>
> >David Head
Maurie Daly wrote
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> As a matter of interest is the XPT allowed to run at 160km/h in Victoria
on
> the sections of the Melb / Albury line which are 60kg/m
No they are restricted to 130km/h south of the border