Seems to make economic sense, too. A near full 4-car Xplorer over a half
empty 2+7 XPT.
>Countrtylink doesn't provide sufficient capacity ANYWHERE
>during holiday periods, so why should the North Coast be any different?
The one advantage of running a 2+5 XPT (77 first/184 econ seats) to
Armidale is that there would be two spare XF cars at Meeks Road. It could
be built up to 2+6 (XP-XL-XBR-XF-XF-XF-XFH-XP, 77 first/242 econ seats)
during holiday times. It is probably the only run where spare capacity is
available AND the train could cope with the extra load.
Cheers
David