Re: Xplorers to Griffith

David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
14 Feb 1998 15:12:17 GMT

Had some more thoughts subsequent to the original idea and my schedules.

This one seems to give better connections between services at Maitland.

NT23 NP27 NP27a
XPT 4-Xpl 2-Xpl
Daily Daily Sun
Sydney 11.05 12.05 12.05
Broadmeadow 13.11 14.16 14.16
Maitland 13.31 14.38 14.40
Dungog - 15.20 -
Taree - 16.35 -
Kempsey - 17.35 -
Coffs - 20.00 -
Grafton NP29 - 22.15 -
Muswellbrook 2-Xpl 14.32 15.42
Scone M-Sa 14.51 16.01
Werris Creek 11.55 16.03 17.13
Tamworth 12.31 16.38 |
Armidale 18.40 |
|
NP33 |
2-Xpl |
M-F |
Werris Creek 16.10 17.20
Gunnedah 17.10 18.20
Narrarbri 18.20 19.30
Moree 19.45 20.55

Driver for NP27a travels to Maitland on NT24.

NP28 NP30 NT24 NP32 NP32
4-Xpl 2-Xpl XPT 2-Xpl 2-Xpl
Daily Daily Daily M-F Sat
Moree 8.05
Narrabri 9.19
Gunnedah 10.28
Werris Creek 11.39

Armidale 9.10
Tamworth 11.08 15.20 15.20
Werris Creek a 11.44 15.55 15.55
d 11.49 16.05
Scone 13.00 17.18
Muswellbrook 13.19 17.37
Grafton 7.10 - -
Coffs 8.21 - -
Kempsey 9.55 - -
Taree 11.35 - -
Dungog 13.40 - -
Maitland 14.35 14.19 18.39
Broadmeadow 14.55 14.39 19.00
Sydney 17.15 16.50 21.22

SP35 ST3 SP37 SL15 SP21a
2-Xpl XPT 2-Xpl Pass 2-Xpl
M-F Daily M-F Sat Sun
Sydney 8.10 8.15 11.43
Goulburn 10.50 11.20 14.22
Yass Jcn 11.55 12.36 15.40
Cootamundra 13.14 14.05 17.20
Junee arr 13.52 18.05
dep 8.15 14.00 14.45 18.10
Narranderra 9.30 15.15 16.20 19.25
Griffith 10.20 16.05 17.30 20.15

Retimed evening return to Junee to give an overnight connection from
Griffith to Sydney.

SP22a SL16 SP36 ST4 SP38 ST2
2-Xpl Pass 2-Xpl XPT 2-Xpl XPT
Sat Sun M-F Daily M-F,Su Daily
Griffith 8.00 10.50 22.25
Narranderra 9.09 11.50 23.25
Junee arr 13.00 0.35
dep 9.45 10.36 -----> 13.09 ----> 0.45
Cootamundra 10.55 11.37 13.51 1.25
Yass Jcn 12.20 13.09 15.14 2.47
Goulburn 13.40 14.26 16.24 3.55
Sydney 16.28 17.12 19.13 6.45

Junee - Griffith Xplorers need not have full catering as the journey time
is only 2 hours and not over meal times.

Minimalist alternative, but with full Xplorer catering.

SL15 SP21a
Pass 2-Xpl
Sat Su,Tu,Th
Sydney 8.15 11.43
Goulburn 11.20 14.25
Yass Jcn 12.36 15.40
Cootamundra 14.05 17.20
Junee 14.45 18.05
Narranderra 16.20 19.15
Griffith 17.50 20.25

SP22a SL16
2-Xpl Pass
M,W,F Sun
Griffith 7.35 8.00
Narranderra 8.35 9.09
Junee 9.45 10.36
Cootamundra 10.55 11.37
Yass Jcn 12.20 13.09
Goulburn 13.40 14.26
Sydney 16.28 17.12

Cheers
David