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Re: Trains are so cheap!
I've literally just got on a Mt Victoria train to go to Katoomba for the day and it's $11.00 return! Madness. What is that in pounds around £7?
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Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Kiwi-Irish
(Post 11033948)
I've literally just got on a Mt Victoria train to go to Katoomba for the day and it's $11.00 return! Madness. What is that in pounds around £7?
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Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by old.sparkles
(Post 11034009)
Closer to 6 with the current exchange rates :)
essentially it seems that rail is subsidizing the cost of my annual Christmas box of Roses... '5 pound' in the UK...$25 here? A big fat fail for chocolates in Melbourne in BigW... I don't yet earn 5x my Gbp wage. its more like 2x... |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Kiwi-Irish
(Post 11033948)
I've literally just got on a Mt Victoria train to go to Katoomba for the day and it's $11.00 return! Madness. What is that in pounds around £7?
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Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Hino
(Post 11034249)
Great value mate...and even better, they are hardly ever delayed or cancelled because of leafs on the line :rofl:
Nothing jessie here! |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 11034288)
God no, not up the mountains... they're more likely to be cancelled because of landslides, lightning strikes and bushfires.
Nothing jessie here! |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Hino
(Post 11034458)
If my trains late because of a landslide then fair enough, if it's cancelled because of bush fires, then it's only to be expected......but a leaf on the track...gimme a break :)
In Australia the same issues have been caused by caterpillars and other insects:lol::lol::rofl: |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
(Post 11028941)
It's about $4 for an all day weekend ticket in Melbourne. Great value for a family outing in the city and the kids love the train and tram rides.
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Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 11034663)
According to the stage government it's unsustainable though and is about to rise to $6...still decent value.
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Re: Trains are so cheap!
leaves on the line 101 : the leaves get squished and end up forming an insulating and slippery barrier between tha rail and wheel. This results in a loss of traction and potentially in the signaller 'losing' a train. the second bit is really bad. I'm not talking about the wrong type of snow though.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ain-crash.html right here in Perth |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 11034522)
Showing your ignorance again...leaves on the line is actually a serious safety issue in heavily forested countries including most of Europe and Ameica.
In Australia the same issues have been caused by caterpillars and other insects:lol::lol::rofl: Oh I'm ignorant all right mate...I don't even know where "Ameica" is :rofl::rofl::rofl: |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Hino
(Post 11035652)
Oh I'm ignorant all right mate...I don't even know where "Ameica" is :rofl::rofl::rofl:
So a few bugs can cause havoc with trains in Australia but you want to criticise the UK over a worldwide railway problem with leaves. |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
(Post 11035593)
But that would not suit Hino's agenda:lol: |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 11035667)
So you don't have an answer....simply pick up on the spelling:rolleyes:
So a few bugs can cause havoc with trains in Australia but you want to criticise the UK over a worldwide railway problem with leaves. Leaves are an issue!! People always think their network is bad.. I think the poster was a bit tounge in cheek... generations of Brits laugh about leaves on the line... it must surely be a joke in any other area where leaves are an issue... Australia probably has less deciduous trees.. |
Re: Trains are so cheap!
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 11035704)
bit defensive are we?
Leaves are an issue!! Seems like bugs are as well |
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