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 The Resason for coaches is probably because of 
the road underpass being widened at Cardiff near Newcastle. 
The structures are being 
prepared to be put into Place alongside the track,and it mean complete shutdown 
of the main northern lin at that point. 
Fred Morley 
    Jack wrote in 
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    Hi All 
      
    Next weekend commencing with the 0705 NT3 X Sydney on the 20/11/99 up 
    to and including the 1624 NT 1 X Sydney 21/11/99, on the down... and on the 
    UP commencing with NT4 X Murwillumbah 19/11/99 up to and including NT 2 X 
    Brisbane on 21/11/99 ALL XPT services on the North Coast will be replaced by 
    Coaches.. The first services to be run with trains will be NT4 X 
    Murwillumbah on Sunday 21/11/99  and NT 3  X Sydney on Monday 
    22/11/99.. 
      
    I believe NP23 and NP 24 will be coaches from Sydney to Maitland with a 
    train service North of Maitland.. 
      
    For your info.. 
      
     --  Cheers Jack Queensland: Perfect One day Beautiful 
    the next And wet for the other 363 days of the 
year
  
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