Re: Prospector cars and an upgrade
Paul (boss@opera.iinet.net.au)
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 07:37:28 +0800
David Bromage wrote in message <6i3k7d$l8e$2@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
>
>I didn't think of that. With narrow gauge railcars to run the Avonlink,
>possibly 2 cars would be freed up to run, say, 3 services per week through
>to Eseperance. One car could work Esperance to Kalgoorlie on M/W/F around
>noon, working through to Perth on services 004 and 010 which depart
>Kalgoorlie at 16.40. Tu/Th/Sa it could work back attached to service 001.
>
An old driver told me problems with rail in WA were actually because of the
Darling Ranges. Because parliament house is up in West Perth, the pollies
look down the Terrace, but can't see very far because of the Darling Ranges.
Therefore they think WA ends there, when it actually continues beyond the
hills.