Re: Altered V/Line timetables

[David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>]

Eddie Oliver wrote:
> 
> Steve and Sheena wrote:
> >
> > This Train Runs Empty as It would not get many Passengers as the up
> > Shepparton is right in front of it,
> 
> Even if it got only one passenger, why not accommodate that person? And
> surely it would be better for local passengers to be encouraged to
> travel on a local train than add to the crowdedness of the longer
> distance train?

VR used to do that in the good old days. "Empty Cars, takes passengers
offering". There was a regular first class passenger between Wodonga and
Albury when the broad gauge Spirit of Progress ran empty for turning.

Cheers
David