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Re: Timings for Adelaide to Melbourne (was GSR's new Brochure)

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Timings for Adelaide to Melbourne (was GSR's new Brochure)
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:35:18 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

David Bromage wrote:

> An 8pm departure for an overnight service is quite good. On a 13 hour
> schedule the arrival time is not necessarily convenient (e.g. the Southern
> Aurora). Keeping the same schedule but advanving the departure time is not
> necessarily convenient either. Personally I think any time after 6am is a
> suitable arrival time for an overnight service. The overnight XPTs to/from
> Melbourne are a good example, as was the Vinelander.

What about the Brisbane XPT during daylight savings?  A 16:25 departure from
Sydney with an 05:00 arrival, and an 04:00 wake-up call to tell you the buffet
will be closing shortly.

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

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