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Re: XPT Whinge,(cont)



David Johnson wrote:

> Michael Walker wrote:
>
> > They won't care about duty
> > cycles or how little the cleaners are paid or that the staff have been on
> > their feet for the last 14 hours or whatever.
>
> The problem is not so much lack of staff, but lack of trains.  The XPT is
> designed to be a high speed medium distance train.  It was not designed to go to
> Melbourne or Brisbane.  The only reason it does is because all the trains that
> were designed to go there have been withdrawn.  If you want cleaner, more
> reliable trains, fine.  Cancel one Melbourne XPT and the Grafton XPT.
>
> --
> David Johnson

Just what I was going to say.

Bring back loco hauled trains!

rgds