Re: Services on City Rail Interurbans

["John Boxall" <box@ozemail.com.au>]

Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
37BFDB8D.34C53C1C@fastlink.com.au">news:37BFDB8D.34C53C1C@fastlink.com.au...
> > David Martin's recent proposal for an up-market Caves Express makes me
> > wonder whether there would be a market for some limited catering on some
> > existing Cityrail services, eg those to Newcastle.
[snip]
> > wondered what commercial arrangement, official or otherwise, was entered
> > into to ensure that this prevailed.
> >
> > Would be interested to hear what others think!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David Bennetts
> > Canberra
>
> The setup of the trains would make it almost impossible to do.
> With the trolley service how would you get it up and down steps?
> With the buffet style, where woud you put it?
> And how would you power it?
> Plus the services are now packed as it is.


Whack in a few vending machines (soft drink, chips) like Japan Rail East or
on the new Greyhound coaches here. At least it would save people missing
their train while running out to platforms during the journey ...