Re: Fast Ferries to Compete with Trains

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

"A cooked breakfast or a glass of wine, reserved seating, television and
office equipment are all part of the service on the ferry planned between
Gosford and Sydney.

"For about the cost of a train fare, passengers would get the benefits of
computerised reservations and, like an airline, be able to request a
specific seat, he said.

"The Supershuttle service will also provide cooked breakfasts, a wine list
to choose from on the journey home, television and a fax service."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/9908/24/pageone/pageone10.html

You'd need a very good reason to go by train rather than the ferry. There's
another one proposed from Ettalong, too.

Those of you who said my New Caves Express couldn't make money might like to
think again.

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David Bennetts <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote in message
37c1d265.0@newshost.pcug.org.au">news:37c1d265.0@newshost.pcug.org.au...
> Today's Sydney Morning Herald carries the news about fast ferries to be
> built which will compete with trains between Gosford/Woy Woy and Sydney.
> The proposal is to build three fast ferries which will operate Gosford to
> Sydney on an hourly service with a journey time of 75 minutes, and another
> single ferry which will operate from Ettalong to Sydney in 40 minutes.
>
> The Gosford service will offer reserved seats, a hot breakfast will be
> available on board.
>
> Journey times look a little optimistic to me.  As an ex boatie who
navigated
> through Broken Bay and into Brisbane Water on many occasions, it used to
> take about 20 minutes or so just going through the Rip area which has an 8
> knot limit!
>
> Check out www.smh.com.au for details
>
> David Bennetts
> Canberra
>
>