peter berrett wrote:
Hi allCheersSat wrote
> I have just seen GSR's new brochure. A4 size, full colour and very informative. It is call Australia's Great Train Journeys. It is about the Indian Pacific and the Ghan. It has costs, timetables and the INTRODUCTION OF THE GHAN INTO MELBOURNE.
>
> The Ghan is coming to Melbourne in November. It departs Melbourne on Wednesdays at
> 10.25pm reaches Adelaide at 9.30am. It then departs Adelaide at 3.00pm an arrives in Alice Springs at 10.00am on Friday.
>
Those timings seem a bit tight given the state of the line on the
Victorian side> On Tuesdays it departs from Alice Springs at 1.00pm arrives Adelaide at 8.00pm
> Wednesday. It then departs Adelaide at 9.40am Wednesday and arrives Melbourne at
> 8.40 that evening.
Correction On Tuesday it departs from Alice at 1.00pm arrives Adelaide at 8.00am Wednesday. Departs Adelaide 9.40am, Arrives Melbourne 8.40pm
That's a 10 1/2 hour trip. Is this for real?
>
> It does not say in the brochure how much the fare is, but I think GSR may have
> something on their Web page http://www.gsr.com.au. A copy of the brochure I believe
> could be ordered through their web site.
>
> Cheers
>
> sat
>cheers Peter