> In article <3475ce6e.110454@newshost.pcug.org.au>, rcook@pcug.org.au wrote:
>
> >" It was four weeks late once" he said, "but it had the good
> >grace to arrive at the right time, and on the right day of the
> >week"
> It is quite probable that the (old) Ghan arrived four weeks late at some time.
> The old line was prone to flooding and was sometimes out of action for weeks.
> However, I doubt that it would have had passengers still on it.
>
I heard that it was three weeks late. The line was flooded and the passengers were
removed from the train after a couple of days when the food ran out. I have also heard
that it was on time to the minute.
-- David Johnson CityRail Guard trainman@ozemail.com.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman