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

[Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

Saw it both on the up and down passing Cheltenham Saturday am and pm. Few
freights and the XPT's etc.

Cheers

RJG

Chris Stratton wrote:

> Dan <dan@flex.com.au> wrote in message
> 7t4igs$c3a$1@the-fly.zip.com.au">news:7t4igs$c3a$1@the-fly.zip.com.au...
> > Hi,
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 2. If the Great South Pacific Express is going to Brisbane, then which
> lines
> > or towns the train pass or stops through the detour as my old map shows
> the
> > train may go via Lithgow or even Bathurst on the long detour?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Alex Mew
> >
> >
> 1. No
> 2. It normally goes to Bankstown to turn the train so the observation car is
> always on the back.
> --
> Regards,
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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