Re: XPT service ? Jack.

["Jack" <bd107@tsn.cc>]

No arguements from me......  but what about the operational stuff

Cheers
Jack
David Proctor wrote in message
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>Jack wrote in message <75atit$umk$1@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>...
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>>And who would they be
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>People like me - when I travel, I pay the adult fare (notice I did not say
>full fare - if there is a D30 or a D20 available, I will take it).
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>I am a tennis umpire and travel to Melbourne regularly - the one time when
>it is time critical is between the NSW Open (finishing on a Saturday) and
>the Australian Open (starting on the following Monday).
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>In January 1998, I convinced a group of my fellow umpires to travel by
>train - some left Saturday night in sleeping berths (Tennis Australia was
>reimbursing, so they were adult fares) and thos eof us involved in the
final
>in Sydney went on the day train on Sunday). Those who went in a sleeper
will
>never travel by train again - the cars were grotty and dingy, and very
rough
>riding.)
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>Those who travelled with me in the day train also will never travel by
train
>again - due to WOLO restrictions, the train arrived in Melbourne at 2110
>(great when you have to be on a tennis court at 0900 the next morning,
after
>having been on tennis courts all week before) and again, the service was
>appalling, the cars dirty and grotty (and this was before we even left
>Sydney). We will certainly be flying down in 1999. We are the optional
>travellers that they need to be trying to attract.
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>David Proctor
>daproc.spambait@umpires.com
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