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

["Bernard Smith" <epping.smiths@gatewaynet.bigpond.com>]

With The Millennium New Year Ticket ($10) available for travel from
31/12-2/1, there's an opportunity for non-pensioners to have a go at Ron's
record at a reasonable price!

Eric Cartman wrote in message ...
>If you are a pensioner you can do it for $1
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>Eric
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>www.erk.au.com
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>Bernard Smith wrote in message
><1tbZ3.23247$we.38900@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
>>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).
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>>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.
>>>
>>>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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