> Nic Doncaster (nldoncas@cobweb.com.au) wrote:
> >dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) writes:
> >> Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au) wrote:
> >> >
> >> >What is 3' 6 1/2" gauge? It doesn't sound standard to me.
> >>
> >> My guess is the new railcars are to be narrow gauge so they can pull into
> >> Perth as mentioned. Common sense suggests identical vehicles to the
> >> Australind, but when have railways ever followed common sense?
> >
> >Maybe there will be some inteligence shown and the SG run into the city centre?
> >
> >My undertstanding was they were/are to be SG to run to Kal/Esperance.
>
> 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.
>
> Cheers
> David
Ummm... I have never been to Esperence?
I there anything there worth a rail trip?
cheers Peter