Re: Feedback needed

["WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote in message
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> WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote:
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Where, and exactly when, do your crossings take place on the single
line
> > > sections?
> >
> > The North Coast has not been worked out exaclty, but as this will not
come
> > into play before train orders come into play (yes, IF the powers that be
> > like it, it will take them that long!) then there will be ample leeway
in
> > the Casino-Brisbane section to adjust timings for the overall North
Coast.
>
> I hope you're right, although you would then be under pressure to
> accelerate the running overall.
>
> > For the south, I have made it the first loop north of Wagga Wagga for
the
> > overnight services
>
> The first loop north of Wagga is Bomen, only about 5 minutes out of
> Wagga. There is then a relatively long section to Harefield.
>
> > What do you think of the overall concepts?
>
> Interesting, although on the north coast, there are likely to be
> objections that you are providing two services predominantly in darkness
> rather than two predominantly in daylight.

One of the night services (NT1)provides reasonably good times up ntil about
Kempsey - NT3 then provides good time from Coffs Harbour north.

Much the same applies on the reverse.

One of the things I tried to achieve was the provision of a decent sleeping
car service from Sydney to CFS/GFN/CSI and north. I believe I have achieved
this (although the 0600 arrival in Sydney *could* be considered to be
early - although they do this now in Brisbane, so there is a precedent).

DaveP