Re: Modern high speed steam to Mackay.

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

Graham Duffin wrote in message <911224250.340427@gateway1.brisnet.org.au>...
>Tim,
>
>I'm here in Brisbane so here is what was in the "Letters" section of
>the 15/11/98 Brisbane Sunday Mail (page 95).  (It's not very earth
>shattering - someone from Sarina wanting free bed and breakfast on
>trains with reduced fares with steam haulage).
>
>"Costly tilt trains call halt to others
>
>"The huge cost of the new tilt trains (Nov 1*) may prevent more and
>better trains from being built.
>
>"I am not sure that speeds of 160 and 170km/h at such a high cost are
>what we need.  South Africa has a steam locomotive - No 858 class 16E
>- which I believe was capable of these speeds 63 years ago, so we are
>still way behind.
>
>"We urgently need more trains because there are two or three days a week
>when north Queenslanders can't travel to or from Brisbane at all, which
>is rediculous.
>
>"With modern steam haulage, trains could be built to give a smoother ride,
>greater comfort and have more modern features which would be superior
>to any, except for high speed.
>
>"They could be so economical that overnight passengers could have free
>bed and breakfast with greatly reduced fares and still arrive in Cairns
>in 28 hours or less, and at all cities en route at a convenient hour,
>which is not the case at present.
>
>"Roger Boland, Sarina."
>
>* On Sunday 1 Nov the Brisbane Sunday Mail had an insert about the new
>  QR Tilt Train which included their cost.
>
>Graham Duffin,
>Salisbury, Qld.
>
>
>"Tim Arnot" <timarnot@bigpond.com> writes:
>> Fine if you are in Brisbane............but not all of us are!!!!
>>
>> Post the text pls.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Matthew Smith <matticue@corplink.com.au> wrote in article
>> <364ff1a3.0@news.bris.corplink.com.au>...
>> > For full details, read "letters to the editor" Brisbane Sunday Mail
>> > 15-11-98
>> >
>> >
>> >
The person from Sarina neglects to mention that there are at least 8 buses a
day through Mackay to and from Brisbane. As well there are 5 or 6 flights
from Mackay each way. Do we really need a tilt train?

Barry Campbell