Re: NSW rail pass

[Graham Duffin <duffin@pronet.net.au>]

"peter berrett <pberrett@" <"remove-this-spambait>tbsa.com.au"> writes: > Hi all
> 
> I have from time to time pondered the use of a NSW rail pass (28 days)
> to have a look at NSW at some leisure but have noted that it can't be
> used as part of an interstate journey.
> 
> How exactly is that particular provision interpreted? I'd like to use it
> as a means of travelling by rail up the East coast early next year ie
> Melbourne to Albury to Sydney to Brisbane.
> 
> I suspect that this would mean that an overnight journey Brisbane to Syd
> or Melb to Syd woudl be out of the question.
> 
> But what if I travelled say by spark ot Robina then bus to Murwillumbah
> then Xpt to Sydney 
> 
> or Vline to Albury then caught Melb to Syd Xpt an hour or two later at
> Albury station?
> 
> What is/isn't permitted? And how can one get around these problems?
> 
> cheers Peter


Peter,

My understanding is that NSW tickets are valid from Surfers Paradise so
on the pass you could travel to/from the Gold Coast.  I once did a trip
similar to what you are contemplating.  In the end I found I was able
to obtain 50% discount promotional fares which Countrylink was selling.
They turned out to be cheaper than buying the all-lines pass.  I know
Countrylink have some 50% fares on at present until 30th June.

As the pass is only valid from the border so it basically only takes
you as far as Albury in the south or Kyogle in the north.  The rules
say it's not supposed to be used as part of an interstate journey so
your idea of changing services at Albury is the best way around it.

Graham Duffin,
Salisbury.  Qld