Re: CountryLink off season sale

Derek Woodlands (kingpin@magna.com.au)
Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:29:00 GMT

On 13 Feb 1998 15:32:28 GMT, alberta@zip.com.au (Albert Alcoceba) took
time out from wrapping gaffer tape around gerbils and wrote:

> DD> It has long been my belief that rail operators should offer standby fares
> DD> similar to airlines on booked seat services which are not long distance.
> DD> Discounts of, say, 50% can be available from 30 minutes before departure.
>
> This used to be done with in New South Wales with the interstate passenger
> trains... probably around 5 years ago... it was discontinued... I don't
> know why.

Maybe they were double booking? In other words, perhaps the same seat
was sold at different stations.

Catchya

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