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Re: Booked out Melb XPTs

Subject: Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:50:10 +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> <378C8B96.9E2223CE@harnessnet.com.au> <378D8C89.6A14211D@omni.com.au>

G'day,

David Bromage wrote:

> There was a famous quirk discovered by commuters from Bendigo. A 14 day
> Victoria Pass (first class) was cheaper than two economy class weeklies.

That wasn't the only one - the last time I went to Mildura, a Victoria pass ($120) was
cheaper than a Melbourne-Mildura-Melbourne first class (just over $130 from memory),
and you could do it many times over on the Victoria Pass!

Cheers,
CH.
--
Craig Haber
albatross@harnessnet.com.au
http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out

References:
- Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: Jennifer Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: "Jack" <bd107@tsn.cc>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: jumbojim@my-deja.com
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: "WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: "WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
- Re: Booked out Melb XPTs
  - From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>

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