Re: Fast Ferries to Compete with Trains

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

My proposal is, first and foremost, for a Grand Tourist Train.

The commuter service was an afterthought, to make fuller use of the train.

With grand hotels & guesthouses in the area charging as much as $400 per
person per night, I am sure there are people who would pay to ride a grand
train to the Blue Mountains.

Excellent sevice, cooperation with local tourist operators & venues, new
heritage-style coaches.

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WhaleOilBeefHooked <daproc@spambait.umpires.com> wrote in message
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> Mylorace wrote in message
<19990824214553.12803.00004350@ng-cr1.aol.com>...
>
> >I doubt you will get much other than Negitive
> >answers here David,
> >Your Caves Express Idea may interest a
> >new and forward thinking Co like GSR or
> >west coast rail, but I am afraid most here are
> >not able to see the strength of the proposal.
>
> There is no strength to the proposal.
>
> >I think it would work, given, Good service,
> >A fair trial, cooperation with the tour bus Co's
>
> He is proposing a commuter operation - Mt. Vic to Sydney morning peak,
> return evening peak. If there is money to be made, it would be in the
> tourist operation during the day, in which case it would be silly basing
it
> at Valley Heights.
>
> As has been pointed out, most commuters are more interested in sleeping
than
> ating breakfast on the train in the morning. They will not pay the extra
> money just so they can sleep on a loco-hauled train.
>
> >and local tourist operators, and venues.
>
> A better option would be an evening train to Bathurst, or maybe even
> Orange - you could retime NP23/24 Northern Tablelands Xplorer, so that it
> arrives in Sydney earlier, then use the 2 car set off it to form an
evening
> service to Bathurst - then you would be able to market an evening
departure
> on WP29 to Katoomba or Leura, returning on WT28 a few days later.
>
> DaveP
>
>