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I would certainly be one of those who would wait for the next service if I knew I would be standing for hours instead of sitting back in a comfortable 1st class seat while thinking of what I might have for lunch from the buffet car.

Would that cover the cost of a hotel for the night while waiting for the next days sleeper train? If its a vaild connection isn't that going result in you be put on a road coach all night a far worse outcome as the benefit of the sleeper train is lost?

Yes I view regional UK trains in a similar light to Queensland Rail regional trains. generally the regional trains in Queensland are either daily or twice weekly services. So you don't miss them under any circumstances as you could be left waiting days for next service. If your lucky there might...

I am in Queensland. So you never get situations like: failed freight trains blocking the line derailed freight trains storm damage flooding signal failure/points failure overhead power failure. train or locomotive breakdowns trespasses/suicides heat speed restrictions any one of these...

OMIRCON more like a total disaster on December 1st we had zero covid cases of any type in Queensland with basically zero restrictions. Then on 13th December the border was opened to other parts of Australia. Today we had over 11000 new cases! The results of this has been dangerously...

It certainly seems so. As your train network has a far larger network than in Queensland and you don't have break of gauge issues between states. eg Queensland is 1067mm and NSW is 1435mm thus through running is impossible and the railway systems are independent as if they were separate nations.

No one in Queensland would stand up on a regional train even for 30 minutes its just seem as unacceptable. If its booked out you have to try another day or try one of the horrible long distance coach services that cost twice the price and take 36 hours to do the same trip as the train in 25 hours!

Interesting as this is a very typical length regional long distance service in Queensland and NSW where being on the train for 12 to 24 hours is standard fare. If I recall the shortest length regional train in Queensland is 4 and half hours long. The longest is 27 hours long on a direct train...

It is very strange to me that long distance regional trains like this are not reservation required as that could result in not everyone having a seat and very unhappy customers. I am used to all long-distance trains requiring 24 hours advanced booking to travel no turn up and go tickets on the...

Then how on earth does the now empty train get back to the otherend? surely it doesn't run back as empty cars overnight? Also how would anyone get home afterwards if no return trip? road coach?

given this service is a rather long distance daylight service I would hope all the seats face the direction of travel and there is a decent buffet car with hot meals available on board throughout the trip. I would assume its a reservation required service so everyone will have a booked seat.

Just allow the standard 2 hour minimum connection between long distance regional trains or if a metro service allow a minimum 60 minutes between the arrival of the metro train and the sleeper. anything finer is asking for trouble especially when long distance trains can arrive more than an...

my goodness there must be some record breaking cold on that route to freeze the water in the carriage tanks! its normally in my experience the opposite problem of the "cold water" getting too hot in the tanks due to 40 degree heat outside.

I prefer the lights off too as you can see out better and on regional routes that means spectacular million star views of the night sky. Western Queensland routes are great for this as after 9pm they switch off the carriage lights to make sleeping easier on these very long overnight trips. Also...

Traralgon to Eaglehawk in Victoria via southern Cross station in Melbourne. its a two train journey of over 5 hours. Gympie North to Varsity Lakes (Gold Coast) a two train journey again change at Central in Brisbane. around 5 hours. however if town buses are added longer journeys are possible...

It seems absolutely stupid for a train service like this to not offer fully flexible tickets including full refund upto 1 hour before departure for any covid related reasons. however the eurostar through routes to Amsterdam if I recall correctly are those services available still? if so you...

Integrated Fares and to some extent connecting buses and coaches from railway stations are common especially on the Vline network in Victoria Australia. Its very much a one stop shop for public transport information and fares in Victoria and similar in NSW. The area within 200km of Sydney and...

That kind of behaviour here in Australia especially involving train staff would resulted in the train terminating at the next station with police attending to arrest such aggressive offenders who would find themselves facing a $5000 fine and upto 2 years in prison.

All the signal control centres I know of have back up power but also have a standby site in another location in case of issues with main signal centre. Alot of the time standard trackside drainage just wont cut it especially during the wet season! It not uncommon to get 1 metre of rain in a...

Simplest thing to do is to remove all trees from the railway corridor so nothing is over hanging the track. Priority should be given to trees along electrified routes. Routes where trees cannot be removed then such routes should not be electrified at all diesel hauled services only on that...