Re: Great South Pacific Express running on Sydney Western Line!!!

[petan@NOSPAMion.com.au (PETer and susAN)]

On Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:17:28 +1000, "Bill McNiven" <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>
>Dan wrote in message <7t4igs$c3a$1@the-fly.zip.com.au>...
>>I have seen the Great South Pacific Express running via Flemington on the
>>down main line (going west) at approx 12:15, Saturday 2nd October. I
>>understand there is trackwork in Hornsby to Cowan but there is some things
>>that baffled me:
>>1. Is it going to Brisbane?
>
>
>First, I haven't checked out Hornsby this weekend but the expectation in
>previous postings (re connections to NP23) was that, at the very least,
>there would be one track available at Hornsby for diesel-powered
>long-distance trains.
>Second, when it leaves for Brisbane, it usually leaves at 3 pm Sunday.
>
>Now, where did it go today and why? Just around the Bankstown circle or
>something more exciting?
>
>Rgds
>
>Bill


Hi Bill,

you said it leaves Sydney on a Sunday. I assume that was a typo. It leaves SYD on a Saturday to
arrive Roma St  Sunday 

The timetable is at    http://orient-expresstrains.com/tplanner/gspe/

Cheers
Peter Cokley