Re: Interstate Platform at Geelong + elsewhere

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Ben Staples (98711576@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au) wrote:

> MarkBau1 <markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk> wrote in message
> 19990416033933.10079.00001110@ng98.aol.com">news:19990416033933.10079.00001110@ng98.aol.com...
> > Why would you need a longer platform at Seymour? Just get the connie to
> herd
> > the punters to the door that will stop at the platform, what's so hard?

> Have you ever tried walking through a number of carriages on an XPT, with
> luggage (which due to its size, shape, firmness, colour, sexual preference
> was not allowed as booked luggage) whilst travelling at speed, on track in
> Victoria that needs some serious maintenance?

The obvious solution is to book all Seymour passengers into cars C and D,
catering for both classes. The only difference would be the overnight
train might have to make a second stop for sleeping car passengers.

Cheers
David