Re: XPT timetable feedback II

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

I was asked to post a less-jumbled version of my proposal: here is one done
with spaces, and not tabs (use a fixed font).

 7.30  11.40         20.40  Melbourne                17.30  21.00   7.50
10.35  14.45         23.45  Albury                   14.25  17.55   4.45
12.05  16.15          1.15  Junee                    12.55  16.25   3.15
17.05  21.15          6.15  Campbelltown              7.55  11.25  22.15
17.35  21.45          6.45  Lidcombe                  7.25  10.55  21.45
       22.00  23.15         Sydney             6.00   7.10
18.00         23.45   7.10  Hornsby            5.30         10.30  21.20
22.40          4.40  11.50  Taree              0.35          5.50  16.40
 0.20          6.20  13.30  Kempsey           22.55          4.10  15.00
 1.45          7.45  14.55  Coffs Harbour     21.30          2.45  13.35
 3.00          9.00  16.10  Grafton           20.15          1.30  12.20
              12.30         Murwillumbah      16.45
 7.00                20.10  Brisbane                        21.30   8.20

Its weakest feature is the 7.50 arrival in Melbourne.  This could be traded
off for an earlier departure than 7.30: perhaps by 20 min.  There is an
11.40 for those not liking a 7.10 departure from Melbourne.
Since 1962, the earliest mainline departure from Melbourne was 7.45
Intercapital Daylight, later 7.45 extra division of Intercapital Daylight. 
For a short time the extra division left at 7.20 (when it had to make en
route refreshment stops, because of no on-train refreshments).

There was also a brief period when the first Bendigo train of the day was
7.40.

Adding to my post on through trains not serving city centres, one example
which I missed is Newcastle: through trains call at Broadmeadmeadow.


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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor