Re: Dubbo XPT

Ian Mitchell (mitcheli@powerup.com.au)
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 19:39:52 GMT

On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 20:10:02 +1000, "David Ready"
<dready@xpress.net.au> wrote:

>We were told, by the Countrylink Reservations Manager at Central that, "this
>is the first time that this sort of delay has ever happened with the Dubbo
>XPT". The train did eventually leave at 07:43am but after we had already
>asked for a refund and asked at 07:35 if there was any update to the
>"indefinite delay". Is this true? Is the Dubbo XPT quite reliable?
>

Last June, our family travelled on the Dubbo XPT. Departure was at
8am, an hour late, due to "mechanical problems"

The Res. Mgr's comments are hogwash.

Ian Mitchell
Brisbane