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Subject: Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 23:07:34 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Harness-Net
References: <378A825C.98BD2E1A@melbpc.org.au> <s3wi3.118$r61.757@ozemail.com.au> <7me7du$5ol$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <378B06AD.5BC24A54@zeta.org.au> <mauried.278.378B2386@commslab.gov.au> <tBPi3.11$fX5.279490@news0.optus.net.au> <378BDD34.AD2E6B3F@omni.com.au> <ELTi3.19$fX5.389377@news0.optus.net.au>

G'day,

WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote:

> Actually, that would work in its favour - the through fare is always cheaper
> than the sum of two intermediate fares - so selling a seat three times for
> the one trip (Sydney - Cootamundra, Coota - Albury and Albury - Melbourne,
> for example) would result in even more revenue.

How are the fares calculated in NSW?  The above statement is not necessarily
correct in Victoria - a through fare Melbourne - Colac is $19.50, yet
Melbourne-Geelong is $8.60, and Geelong-Colac is $8.60 (hence $17.20 total).  No
doubt this quirk occurs elsewhere in Victoria.

Regards,
CH.
--
Craig Haber
albatross@harnessnet.com.au
http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
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