Re: End of unbroken Passenger trains in Victoria

[atubbs@mpx.com.au (Anthony Tubbs)]

On 24 Jul 1998 06:03:00 GMT, markbau1@aol.com (MarkBau1) wrote:

><<<<<<The sitting cars could be used to give a day service to Dimboola when the
>OL doesn't run. Ex-Melbourne around 12.00 on Wed/Sat, return Thu/Sun
>morning to form the OL that night. The only problem is they'd want to use
>an NR to haul 4 passenger cars. An X would be more suitable, unless SRHC
>wants some more work for B74! :)>>>>>
>
>Why would you want to run a day return to Dimboola? Now that it would not go
>through Ballarat how many people do you think would be interested in such a
>train? A couple of dozen? if that!
>
>What a waste of a train!
>
>Mark.
>
>
>I can be abused and called names at: markbau@aol.com
>
>If the abuse is particularly profound I'll give you my real email address.


Hi there

Agreed, I don't think it would get a great deal of patronage.
Maybe the sitting cars could be used for a railfan trip over Sat/Sun
to somewhere like Hopetoun or Portland?

Regards

Anthony Tubbs
CHTR