Re: GSR Intermediate stops

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Digest seems to have a report which finally clarifies this:

As of the 31st May Timetable, The Overland stops at Adelaide, Murray Bridge,
Bordertown, Dimboola, Horsham, Ararat, North Shore and Spencer Street ONLY.

This means that effective from this date, the following stations have been
closed to passenger rail traffic:  Tailem Bend, Coonalpyn, Tintinara, Keith,
Wolseley, Kaniva, Nhill, Murtoa and Stawell.


Krel wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 16:53:19 +1000, Mick Stock <mzs@bigpond.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >Just a bit of an update to the Overland stops.....
> >
> >You left out a stop - the Overland also stops at Stawell.  As far as I
> >can tell, it stop UNCONDITIONALLY.  My mother lives about 200m from
> >Stawell station, and every time I've been there, the O/L has stopped
> >there (well, at least until a few weeks ago).
> >
> Until the new timetable we used to slow down "for a look" at the
> platform at Stawell. Nowadays GSR say the train does not stop so we
> sail through at track speed. All designated stops on the Overland are
> fully reserved stops. We don't even slow down if there is no one
> booked on or off. It took a little getting used to but I guess it
> makes sense.
> 
> >The Ghan on the other hand doesn't even slow down!  Every time I've
> >seen it, it has been heading towards Melbourne, going through Stawell
> >station at 17:05 - almost to the second each time I've seen it!  :-)
> >Don't know what time it goes through heading towards Adelaide
> >though - I'm usually well & truly asleep by then!
> >
> My GSR contacts tell me that the Ghan will stop anywhere for
> passengers travelling beyond Adelaide. The few times I have run this
> train, however, it was passengers for North Shore and Spencer Street
> only.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Krel
> 
> Steamfreight 99 at Victorian Goldfields Railway - July 17-18 1999.
> 
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> 
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