Re: GSPE In Blue Mountains

[phaedrus@ultra.net.au]

"Graeme" <gvrail@thatsent.com.au> wrote:


>From: Graeme <gvrail@thatsent.com.au>
>Subject: GSPE in the Blue Mountains
>Date: Monday, 27 December 1999 3:10 PM


>From: Graeme <gvrail@thatsent.com.au>
>To: Christopher Downs <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>
>Subject: Re: GSPE and the Blue Mountains
>Date: Monday, 27 December 1999 10:42 AM

>Yes a colleague of mine who is with GSPE advises me the train is on its way
>to Melbourne via "an inland" routing.

>GSPE have been getting loadings between Brisbane and Cairns/Kuranda, that
>are on target with their projections.  However business between Sydney and
>Melbourne has been slow as there is the perception regards length of journey
>and perceived value for money.

>One of the options GSPE is looking at is to travel Syd to Bris via the
>Western Mainline over the Blue Mountains and then head north as part of
>increasing the variety of scenery on the journey and giving "better value".
>Passenger response from the current Melbourne trip running via the Western
>Main is part of that.


>Graeme Vellacott
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Christopher Downs <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>
>Newsgroups: aus.rail
>Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 6:01 PM
>Subject: GSPE and the Blue Mountains


>> The GSPE headed west across the Blue Mountains (about 1715 at Woodford)
>> today hauled by NR1 & NR?.
>>
>> Anyone know where its headed?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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