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Re: $198 return fare on the Overland
- Subject: Re: $198 return fare on the Overland
- From: Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 05:29:58 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Netstra Pty Ltd
- References: <39068095_2@news.chariot.net.au>
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Taliesin Walker <taliesin@chariot.net.au> said:
>Currently $198 first class fares are currently being advertised on
>Adelaide radio. This isn't so much more than an economy airfare, and
>that is when the airlines are having a sale.
>
>If these prices, along with lower (similar to bus fares) coach class
>fares could have been maintained year round on the old Overland
>timetable the train could really have been a real option for a lot more
>Adelaide <-> Melbourne passengers. Oh, well.
Has anyone else noticed that the budget $30 'class' has suddenly
disappeared? There is a bit of paper stuck to the entry of the ticket
office at Spencer Street that reads such.
Regards
Michael
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