Re: Ghan Carriage Colour

[arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int>]

The Overland and IP single sleepers have significant differences - an
extra footstool and foldout table in each roomette on the IP, and a
combined shower/toilet at one end of each single sleeper on the Overland.
Both features have merit, and any combined IP/Overland single sleepers
would do well to have all these features.

If GSR were serious about running decent Overland services they would
restore the club car and return to daily operations.

On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, David Proctor wrote:

> David wrote in message <01be5d3a$8db3a6c0$7a6760cb@pentium>...
> >Will the Ghan colour change to silver also?
> >
> >Anyone know?
> >
> >Why is GSR changing the famous identity of these fine trains.
> >
> >The Ghan will no longer be the Ghan one silver.
> >
> >They will all look like I.P'S
> 
> They did for quite a few years - it was only when The Ghan was refurbished
> that the colouring was put down the window line.
> 
> It is also grossly inefficient to maintain three complete rolling stock
> fleets when the only difference is the outside paint scheme - after all, the
> interiors are identical. If each train has its own identity on the exterior,
> then when carriages from one fleet finds its way onto one of the other
> trains, the whole thing looks silly then. The best way is to have just one
> exterior scheme.
> 
> DaveP
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