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mjja
Sir Nigel Gresley
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Location: Mount Waverley, Melbourne
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 6:52 pm
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It's a matter of personal preference. Some people like to just get there and then have a nice holiday; others like the holiday to start when they board the train. GSR are aiming at the latter.
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)
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standard_gauge
Dr Beeching
Joined: Apr 13, 2004
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Location: Outside the toilet, waiting for Della Bosca to come out !!
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 7:14 pm
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| mjja wrote: | | It's a matter of personal preference. Some people like to just get there and then have a nice holiday; others like the holiday to start when they board the train. GSR are aiming at the latter. |
Or...some people only heard of Ghan before....hence they book with GSR
Hey?..whatever happen to my warning level?
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aus&serbian_rail
Junior Train Controller
Joined: Jun 13, 2003
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Location: Liverpool NSW 2170
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2003 12:30 am
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| James C wrote: | | mjja wrote: | | It's a matter of personal preference. Some people like to just get there and then have a nice holiday; others like the holiday to start when they board the train. GSR are aiming at the latter. |
Or...some people only heard of Ghan before....hence they book with GSR |
What Ghan, mate? They cut it off! That's "the service" that you are talking about? Make passengers to change at as many places as possible...
Think they are ready to get licence for touristic railway which carry pensioners only.
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PClark
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:32 am
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I note that the Ozback Explorer mentioned earlier in this thread is a South African venture. Does anybody know if they are affilated with the "Shongololo Express" in that country? The concepts are very similar as are the two web sites.
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ninthnotch
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Location: Not here. Try another castle.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 12:19 am
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When I was talking with the people at the State Mine Heritage Park, they mentioned that Ozback had 'done this sort of thing' in South Africa...
That's an attention-getter!
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ninthnotch
Dr Beeching
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 12:20 am
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When I was talking with the people at the State Mine Heritage Park, they mentioned that Ozback had 'done this sort of thing' in South Africa...
That's an attention-getter!
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pberrett
Deputy Commissioner
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Location: Melbourne, West Island
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:59 pm
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| aj666 wrote: | Here is the anwser to the question... they are a private company not a government department . There goal is to make profit to cover their costs and as the price of living goes up everything else does too. There it is pure and simple although i personally i cant afford to much travel at those prices but i am only 1 drop of water in a very big ocean. The trains ( well maybe not the Overland so much) has been leveled at tourists overseas as well as at home. So in a way they have come full circle to what they were ( ships of the desert).
If i have pronounced the above wrong you know what i mean.
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If they are a private concern and they are running the interstate service as a cruise ship, not as an interstate service, is it appropriate that they be subsidised by the SA and VIC governments as they were until recently?
I would rather see any subsidy go towards a rail service aimed at rail fans and ordinary people rather than subsidise overseas tourists.
cheers Peter
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mjja
Sir Nigel Gresley
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:45 pm
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There simply isn't enough of a railfan market in Australia to do that sort of thing. In the UK or USA, perhaps. But not here.
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)
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