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Re: QR going national?

Subject: Re: QR going national?
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:12:47 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

John Boxall wrote:

> > Actually just out of interest, how much time would a tilt train save going
> > Sydney Brisbane, especially if they cut out most of the stops in between?
> > And would it be worth their while not to stop outside of Sydney Brisbane
> and
> > maybe a few selected Central Coast stations? Just curious...
>
> But you'd need electrification first ...

They are not electrifying to Cairns.  They are building some diesel tilt
trains.  I suggest any Queensland Train (even the Yeerongpilly - Corinda train)
would be far superior to the XPT.

--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

References:
- QR going national?
  - From: "John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>
- Re: QR going national?
  - From: "John Boxall" <box@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: QR going national?
  - From: Rob Kearey <r.kearey@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
- Re: QR going national?
  - From: "Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au>
- Re: QR going national?
  - From: "John Boxall" <box@ozemail.com.au>

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