Re: re: My trip to Adelaide
arthur@dircsa.org.au
29 Apr 98 14:40:42 GMT
> From: "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>
> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:17:59 +1000
> Organization: Customer of Access One Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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>Robert Howard wrote in message <6i5d0s$a58$1@monty.tassie.net.au>...
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>>I doubt that rail could compete over a given route based solely on the time
>>taken to travel from point A to B. I would like to know if the costs of
>>such travel is proportionate. That is, I would expect it to cost less to
>>take the train (being the slower service) than the plane.
>>
>>Over the route in question (Melbourne - Adelaide) is this the case?
>
>I would assume that rail probably be cheaper, provided it did not offer
>wasteful services such as sleeping cars, club cars and full dining cars.
>However, cheapness is not really an issue for most travellers by public
>transport. By far the bulk of these travellers are business people who are
>time sensitive and rail will never compete there with the limited traffic we
>have in Aust.
>
>Barry Campbell
Since GSR has taken over the operation of the Overland, the club car hasn't
been used on this service, which is a big shame.
The Overland hasn't had full dining cars in my lifetime AFAIK.
The main problem is the slow track condition in Victoria.