Re: XPT timetable feedback

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

I can see no reason why they cannot travel Bris to Melb stopping Hornsby;
Granville; Cambletown and reverse.
Don.

Roderick Smith wrote:

> I found Glenn's objection (bypassing Sydney Central) on aus.rail archives
> at Railpage; it hasn't reached my isp yet.
>
> I could foresee this objection when I planned the timetable, but regarded
> the significant benefits of through running as outweighing this drawback.
>
> Sydney Central is hardly central to Sydney: Parramatta is.
>
> Right now there is considerable boarding at Strathfield and Hornsby.
>
> In the case of Melbourne - Sydney, I have one train per day which is not
> to/from Brisbane, and which does serve Sydney Central.
>
> We have other Australian precendents for bypassing the city:
> Perth (out of town)
> Port Pirie
> Adelaide (out of town)
> Orange (IP)
> Gympie
> Maryborough
> Mackay
>
> The technique of bypassing the central station is quite common in Europe.
>
> What I really want is faster trains between Sydney and Brisbane - an
> off-the-shelf tilting design would pull out 2 hours, and allow independent
> operation of the Brisbane and Melbourne services, with cross-platform
> interchange at Sydney Central.
>
> My scheme was designed for what is available right now, using the existing
> running times.  When XPT started on Riverina, it was 20 min faster than
> today.
>
> Regards,
> Roderick B Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor