Roderick Smith wrote in message <01be557e$da645000$012e11cb@rodsmith>... >How reliable is the connection at Strathfield (about 20 min) of the 12.20 >Canberra - Sydney (an Xplorer, not an XPT) and the 16.24 Sydney - Brisbane? I would not recommend it - I would suggest the 0650 Xplorer from Canberra (arriving in SYD at 1056) then a few hours in SYD and the 1624 XPT to BNE. DaveP