Re: Article in Trains magazine

["maffa" <mroberts@klever.net.au>]

>From my one trip on the NSW north coast by XPT I have deduced the food is a
disgrace and the ride is like the dregs at the bottom of the barrel. Next
time I will drive or fly to Coffs Harbour, the airfair (21 day advance
ticket) is less than $30 different to the first class train fare, with a
fare more impressive crew.

Maffa

Geoff Lambert wrote in message <6kdmie$bpc$1@mirv.unsw.edu.au>...
>Lambing Flat <"BullaCk"@(nospam)cia.com.au> wrote:
>
>>gunzel@rocketmail.com wrote:
>
>>> An interesting article on a US railfan's visit to Australia is in the
>>> February 1998 issue of Trains magazine. There are a few inaccuracies
>
>Is this the article that lead to questions being asked in the NSW
>Parliament today, 26th May?  The Government has rejected "criticisms
>in an American railroad magazine that the ride in the XPT was like a
>'ride in a concrete mixer' and that the food was 'appalling' as
>unfair"
>
>Geoff Lambert
>