Re: Indian Pacific Lithgow

["Paul Jones" <dj_argon@geocities.com>]

>- the state of the track on the NSW section, at least as far as the
>beginning of Cityrail territory, is appalling - I'm amazed I managed
>to get any sleep at all!

well, you get used to it after a while!! The way things are going, it
wouldn't suprise me if they started making plastic rails and sleepers!!!
(but I hope not!)

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Paul Jones
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/6776



Michael Roebuck wrote in message <36ba797d.2456543@news.datacomm.ch>...
>On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 09:51:20 GMT, petan@ion.com.au (petan@ion.com.au)
>wrote:
>
>> Hi, I started this tread.    Thanks for your helpful answers.
>>
>>Chers
>>Peter
>>
>Hi from Switzerland
>
>I used the train on 10th January from Adelaide to Sydney. Don't know
>if anything out of the ordinary happened at Lithgow, because I was
>still asleep, but thought you might be interested in the following
>observations:
>
>- the train was hauled by NR locos 56 & 57, in Sea Train colours, and
>left Adelaide half an hour late after a coach with a defect aircon
>unit was replaced. During this half hour, joining passengers were made
>to stand on the platform in 28 degrees of heat before being allowed to
>get on board
>
>- the state of the track on the NSW section, at least as far as the
>beginning of Cityrail territory, is appalling - I'm amazed I managed
>to get any sleep at all!
>
>- the leading loco was detached outside Sydney terminus - presumably
>because the train would have been too long for Platform 1 if it had
>been kept on the train?
>
>- arrival in Sydney was on time
>
>regards
>
>
>
>
>Mike Roebuck
>Basel, Switzerland
>icq#7018252
>
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> morning rain. Lord give my restless soul
> a little patience"
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