Re: Booked out Melb XPTs

["tony bailey" <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au>]

WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote in message <7ACk3.29
>Would be much better if they operated the way the airlines do (and
>coaches) - allocate seats prior to departure. It would be a bit more labour
>intensive, and they would need a few more staff, but if done properly, they
>could get far more passengers per train, and the increased revenue would
pay
>for those staff.
>
>DaveP
>
>

I have seen a Countrylink manifest on a busy day - and there was absolutely
nothing wrong with the loading - the train was probably as full as it was
possible to be - there were very few seats empty for more than a few
stations and all where journeys were very unlikely

Tony Bailey