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Re: My trip to Adelaide
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: My trip to Adelaide
- From: "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:57:55 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Access One Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
- References: <3542CD21.4067@tbsa.com.au> <6hv3ef$khp$1@news.mel.aone.net.au> <6i5d0s$a58$1@monty.tassie.net.au> <6i5l76$bq6$1@news.mel.aone.net.au> <3546C87A.3DE93B8@denr.sa.gov.au>
Neil Waller wrote in message <3546C87A.3DE93B8@denr.sa.gov.au>...
<snip>
>Add 15 minutes in Adelaide (20 in peak) to get from the city centre to
>West Beach and you are back to 105 minutes. Add another 30 to 45
>minutes
>in Melbourne and you are looking at 135 to 155 minutes (2.25 to 2.5
>hours)
>
>If you apply the German maxim - "half as fast as flying" the transit
>time
>should be of the order of 4.5 to 5 hours which is not feasable with the
>current track.
>
<more snip>
Well actually 4 hours assuming no baggage claim time. Don't forget you have
to add the time taken to get to and from the railway stations at either end
which are generally located in congested city areas. It's OK if you are
leaving from the city and returning to the city but how often is that the
case any way?
Besides, who would swap a 2.5 hour trip for a 5 hour one? It might suit the
Germans but it doesn't cut much ice here.
Any way, I agree. This is all pie in the sky. A modest upgrade would allow
much more efficient freight services and that's what it's all about anyway.
Barry Campbell