Re: [Sydney - heavy rail system] Visiting all stations

["Eric Cartman" <erkemail@yahoo.com>]

If you are a pensioner you can do it for $1

Eric

www.erk.au.com

Bernard Smith wrote in message
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>It's interesting that the Sydney Suburban area as defined for fare purposes
>extends to Cowan and Otford, even though suburban services only extend to
>Berowra and Waterfall.
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>To do the trip now, you would need to buy a DayRover ($20 peak, $16 off
>peak).
>
>Ronald BESDANSKY wrote in message ...
>>Does anybody in this n.g. claim a record for visiting or passing through
>all
>>the stations in the Sydney Suburban area in the least time? By "Sydney
>>Suburban area" I mean that area as defined for fare purposes, i.e. out to
>>Emu Plains, Cowan, Macarthur and Otford, and all stations within that area
>>that have a public passenger service at least once per day during the
week.
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>>Myself and a friend covered the then system in 1970 in 17 hours and 36
>>minutes, commencing with the 04.33h CPH from Abattoir to Campbelltown and
>>finishing with train from Sydenham to East Hills arriving at 22.09h. We
>were
>>issued with a special ticket by some bod in a room at Sydney station -
>valid
>>from 00.01h on one day to 23.59h the next day for the exorbitant sum of
$3!
>>
>>I know other people have done it, but they have used various definitions
>for
>>the area to be covered.  It should be able to be done in much less time
>>now - no need to cover lines with 1 - 2 trains per day - e.g. Abattoir,
>>Sandown, Ropes Creek, National Park.
>>
>>Rgds
>>
>>Ron BESDANSKY
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