Re: Nominations for the VST

["Chris Brownbill" <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

peter berrett <pberrett@tbsa.com.au> wrote in article
<3557E4D2.75D5@tbsa.com.au>...
> Hi all
> 
> I noticed someone suggested that the Overland is in fact the VST (Very
> Slow Train). As far as interstate services go would this qualify as
> Australia's slowest interstate service on an average km/hour basis?
> 
> I think it might go close
> 
> cheers Peter
> 

Take a look at   http://www.aattc.org.au/times498.htm#insight   for an
article which compares the journey times for interstate passenger train
services on the major routes over the past 60 years.  It partly answers
your question.