Re: Interstate Platform at Geelong + elsewhere

[Sheena and Steve Dalton <daltongang@smart.net.au>]

Unless they have changed the seating plans on the XPT in the last 8
months, the time I left my Station Officer's Job at Corio, you will find
that the car's A, B, C, are all first class.
A as everyone should know is the first class fixed seating during the
day and sleeper at night.
B is a first class seating car
C is the buffet car, with about 15-20 seats first class, with seats set
aside for ill passenger's.


Steve Dalton

David Bromage wrote:
> 
> lbrash@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> > In article <7f5h1h$sps@ob1.uws.EDU.AU>,
> >   "Ben Staples" <98711576@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> > > > in Seymour they have been
> > > > trying to get the XPT to stop at their 2 car platform for many years...
> > > > they don't stop.
> > >
> > > If it is the council that is trying to get the XPT to stop, they should put
> > > their money where their mouth is and extend the platform so the XPT only has
> > > to stop once. (This comment is possibly said in absolute ignorance).
> 
> > It has always seemed inconsistent to me to have the XPT stop at Strathfield,
> > Campbelltown, Moss Vale on the way out of Sydney, but no stops between
> > Benalla and Melbourne. From the hopelessly naive perspective that "they"
> > should be trying to increase patronage, of course there should be a full SG
> > platform at Seymour, and also at either Broadmeadows or Craigieburn.
> 
> Broadmeadows has better suburban connections, and there's plenty of room
> for a platform. Don't forget the currently unused platform at Sunshine.
> 
> Cheers
> David