Re: [Melb.] Hillside Express Shopper Trains

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Railvic wrote in message <38615CB6.19F58128@primus.com.au>...
>Dear all,
>
>Hillside Trains will commence a trial of express shopper trains during
>weekday off-peak from Tuesday, 4th January 1999 for twelve (12) months.
>These trains will be an addition to the regular services and will
>operate on an hourly basis between Ringwood and Camberwell, serving
>Premium stations (ie. Ringwood, Mitcham, Blackburn, Box Hill and
>Camberwell) only.

Excuse my ignorance, but would there be much point only running them between
Ringwood and Camberwell? Why not run them all the way into town? At that
time of the day, the tracks would hardly be at saturation, and rolling stock
*should* be available.

Dave