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Re: Eight Car XPT sets on Brisbane XPT

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Eight Car XPT sets on Brisbane XPT
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 05:05:27 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <894979323.956452@trillian> <6janrv$kb4$4@gruvel.une.edu.au>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

David Bromage wrote:

> Graham Duffin (duffin@pronet.net.au) wrote:
> >When NT-2 Bris-Syd XPT passed Salisbury (Qld) this morning (Tue 12 May)
> >it consisted of power cars XP2006 and XP2008 and only six trailer cars.
> >It was one of the first class trailer cars that was missing.
>
> I assume you mean one of the XB cars, which are now designated economy
> class despite their first class coding.

First class cars are now coded XL, which is supposed to stand for Luxury.  I
guess this is some sort of joke.  I find them far from luxurious.  Give me an
NDS any day.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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