Re: DUBBO XPT BUFFET SERVICE

["David Proctor" <daproc@spam_this.umpires.com>]

David Bromage wrote in message <7a8cra$53q$2@news.mel.aone.net.au>...

>That's one of by biggest gripes about Countrylink. They always close the
>buffet long before they arrive at the destination. Travelling to Armidale
>on the Xplorer, it was only about 15 mins before arrival which wasn't so
>bad,

The same crew will be bringing the train back, so there is no need for them
to do a stocktake, etc - they just throw all the cash into the bag and put
the bag into the safe - they do all that work the following afternoon before
arriving in Sydney.

Similiarly with the Melbourne XPT - the Senior Passenger Attendant leaves
the train in Melbourne and has to balance the cash - so there is an excuse
for them to close up a bit early. What is totally INEXCUSABLE is the
Brisbane XPT closing early - it is worked by a GRafton crew that turns
around, so they do not have to stocktake, they do not have to balance the
cash, etc. I have also seen this happen on the Murwillumbah run, where the
buffet closed at Byron Bay. I mentioned it to a Sydney based PSS and he said
that the Grafton crews are a law unto themselves and do what they like with
no control from Sydney.

DaveP

 but overnight from Melbourne they close at 6am, and overnight to
>Brisbane at just after 5am!
>
>I think 10 mins before arrival is reasonable, but anything more is not.
>
>Cheers
>David