Re: Murwillumbah.

["Rod" <berlina@bigpond.com>]

>I live here in Byron Bay and have waited for over 20 years for an
>announcement that the Casino to Murwillumbah line is to be closed. But this
>dinosaur from the past is still open, the announcement has never come. I
>wonder if the line could be put to better use if it were closed to trains
>and the track be turned into a cycling and walking track. The line
traverses
>through some of the best tourist scenery in NSW. My guess is that made into
>a recreation trail it may carry more people and goods by bicycle and foot
>than it now does by train.
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>Kerry Whitfield
>webmaster@orientbeach.com
Thats not exactly how it seems to me!
I visit Elanora about twice a year and try to get XPT tickets to
Murwillumbah.
Most of the time I can't, account the train is booked out, and I have to go
to Brisbane and travel back by Coach.
When I do get a seat, I cant get a coach seat to Tweed Heads, and it costs
me a Taxi Fare.
Now if you are right, it must rank as one of Australias most disorganised
trains.
When I have travelled, the train was always near full. Ticket allocations
have been pretty good, with people departing the train, and new arrivals
taking their seat sometimes at the same stop.
Cheers you all !
Rod
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