Re: Casino-Murwillumbah

["David Proctor" <daproc.spambait@umpires.com>]

Matthew Nolan wrote in message <3689E1E2.BACA65D2@uq.net.au>...

>This is a good timetable as it adds the extra Brisbane service and aslo
>allows NT26 to connect with ST1, something that is not currently
>possible. However, would it be possible to run one of these Brisbane
>services as a limited stops. Having travelled on the XPT once to Sydney
>from Brisbane, it makes alot of stops. If NT26 was to reduce its stops
>to maybe Casino, Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Broadmeadow and Sydney, time
>could be saved.

Perhaps NT1/2 would be the better ones to have as limited stops - after all,
if NT25/26 was limited stops, you would have to catch one of the overnight
trains - and who wants to get somewhere at some god-foresaken hour?

>This would allow NT1 to arrive later in Brisbane. Its arrival time in
>Brisbane is not very suitable. If it were to arrive at 7:00am (6:00am in
>Summer) and leave at 8:30 with limited stops, it could make up the time
>by Sydney.

Yes, the 0600 (0500 during NSW Summer Time) is not satisfactory - however,
there is always the daylight service.

>By the way, why are no economy sleepers on the XPT,

The sleepers were introduced as a political measure.

> and what would be
>the chances of adding extra carriages to the XPT (say one econ sleeper
>and buffet car) to make a 11 car train?

The power cars would not handle it - you would need to have an extra power
car somewhere in the consist, and it wouldn't work.

Dave P