Re: Overland Cars coming east (then west....)

[daproc@bigfoot.com]

In article <359088C5.3490@harnessnet.com.au>,
  Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au> wrote:

> West Coast Railway have purchased the following ex-Overland cars:
> Powervan PCO 2 (which I believe has no D/A, but is otherwise intact)
> BM 259 (that's the converted Bluebird trailer)
> JRA1 and 4 (Roomette sleepers)
> JTA1 and 3 (Twinette sleepers).

Ummm - excuse my ignorance, but coming from Gods Own Country (oops, Sydney) I
can't see what possible use WCR would have for broad gauge sleepers - are
they planning on parking them in the station, as a low cost hotel? Are they
planning on setting up a service to Mildura to compete against the bus (oops,
luxury road coach)? Are they planning on running slow overnight trains to
Warrnambool? Or is it just for BG tours in Victoria?

It is good to see the JRA's in use - I found them more comfortable than the
JRB's - the beds were wider, the heaters worked better, although having to zip
up the curtain and stick your bum in the aisle was a bit of a worry - nothing
that those of us from GOC (see above) couldn't cope with but!

Hope this helps,

David "The Doctor" Proctor

-----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==-----
http://www.dejanews.com/   Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading