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Re: GSR will extend the Ghan service to Darwin
- Subject: Re: GSR will extend the Ghan service to Darwin
- From: Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 17:24:54 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,uk.railway
- Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
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- Reply-To: rjaygee@smartchat.net.au
Sorry you misunderstood. I was not talking of comfort level but the
differing engineering standards between the two designs. I am sure you
are right in your comments about the comfort levels. The Aussie coaches
tend more to the US Stainless steel Budd designs and I believe area a
safer design..
Cheers
Rod Gayford
Mike Roebuck wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 22:20:33 +1100, Rod Gayford
> <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> wrote:
>
> The coaches of our XPT's are
> >of a far superior design than the funny things they run in England.
>
> That's a matter of opinion. I've tried both, and I'm definitely more
> impressed by the UK variety, both in terms of seat layout, comfort,
> and , especially, catering.
>
> cheers
>
> --
> Mike Roebuck, Riehen, Switzerland icq#7018252
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