Re: This weekend's cancelled Pullman tour

[bevanwall@ozemail.com.au (Bevan Wall)]

On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:26:09 +1100, "Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au>
wrote:

>Anyone know why this tour was cancelled?
>It would have been a ripper...
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>Cheers,
>Darren Yates
>Firebox recordings [http://www.firebox.bluemountains.net.au]
>
>


The tour was cancelled due to lack of patronage. This tour was
basically for the steam enthusiasts, and the fact that it could not
pull enough passengers is probably a sign of the times - as discussed
recently on this group, the number of steam enthusiasts (especially
those who are keen enough to pay relatively high prices for a ticket)
who can recall steam in regular service is slowly dwindling, while
there is an increase in the general tourist traffic who make the
diesel hauled dinner trains, etc, much more profitable. Could we be
witnessing the beginning of the end for steam hauled tours organised
for steam enthusiasts as distinct from the steam tours that cater for
the "general public"?

Bevan wall