With all due respect, I think it is safe to say that you do not know much about Australian railways, and your basic research skills are non-existent.

A basic look at Wikipedia (I know, not the most reliable of sources, but accurate enough in this case) will tell you that there were substantial modifications, and that the XPT goes nowhere near what the IC125 does.

If you were to do even basic research before posting, you wouldn't be cluttering up these boards.

I know that there are some who say "These sites are there to ask questions, and to obtain answers", but we are talking about the internet, and the answers are out there and readily obtainable even by those who do not know how to search.

Sorry for my rant, but every time I see posts like yours, I see red.

Dave

Platforms 1 through to 8 will be closed between Dec 28 to Jan 19 while they place the new ladder road in at Dudley St junction that is being put together in the bank sidings back roads. Only Geelong , Traralgon and Seymour trains will run in this period the via 15/16 platforms with Seymour trains terminating and originating at Essendon for the first week. Then maybe 8 plat can be used. This also means the CMD will be isolated with all vlocity maintenance going to Ballarat. Crews will be kept busy learning Sth Ken to Deer Park West junction on the new simulator and coming up to speed with training.

So will SG services to platforms 1 & 2 be affected?

Seymour trains terminating and originating at Essendon for the first week.

So will SG services to platforms 1 & 2 be affected?

Perhaps Platform 1 at Essendon will get some use?

Regards
Brian

Government tried to get NE pass to come as far as Broadmeadows but ARTC put a stop to that so buses all the way.

A purpose built SG siding was built at Seymour to stable a canceled passenger train.

Why can't this be used, and North East passengers could BG V/Line/Metro Into Melbourne or take a coach.

Or Is It a case where ARTC wants less trains between Seymour and Wodonga for extra maintenance works.

I did see a poster at SCS the other day, informing that Albury trains to Southern Cross and vice versa would terminate at Broadmeadows with a coach leg to SCS, except the midday trains which would be a coach the whole way. Of course, during the summer shutdown.

Would it make any sense to terminate Albury and XPT services at Seymour and then transfer to Vline to Melbourne?  There are many services from Seymour during the day making the wait a little easier?

Regards
Brian

Have been told only sprinters will be operating to and from Seymour utilizing platform one at Essendon then transferring to sparks. Government tried to get NE pass to come as far as Broadmeadows but ARTC put a stop to that so buses all the way.

John Fullerton ARTC's managing director stated today at Wangaratta that for a period the VLines SG pass would be terminating at Broadmedows, the passengers then transferring to bus's. He stated it was being done there as it was easier to transfer passengers to bus's than at Seymour.

woodford

Would it make any sense to terminate Albury and XPT services at Seymour and then transfer to Vline to Melbourne?  There are many services from Seymour during the day making the wait a little easier?

Regards
Brian

No-one has noticed (or at least mentioned as far as I can see) that V/Line are running Warrnambool trains between Southern Cross  Geelong as V/Locities, and Geelong  Warrnambool as regular N Sets during the summer
Link: http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/timetables/temporary/Warrnambool_SUMMER.pdf

Can someone please explain how it could be easier to transfer from a cline service and broad meadows to buses than from train to train across a platform at Seymour?

Regards
Brian

Hey, whoa, calm down there. All the man did was ask a question in the hope that those more knowledgeable than him would provide the correct answer, which you've done

The forums provide a great platform for people to discuss and share knowledge. I have no particular interest in the XPT or the HST, but I enjoy reading people's thoughts and insights towards them. I'm sure there are others here who don't necessarily want to put the energy into researching themselves but are happy to pick up knowledge along the way through questions like don_dunstan's.

I know what you are saying, but in all seriousess, this is something that anyone with even an ounce of knowledge would already know, and if they didn't, it is easy enough to find out.

That is like someone popping in to the Victorian forum and saying "Why weren't there through passenger trains between Sydney and Melbourne before 16 April, 1962" when even 30 seconds of research will reveal the answer.

Anyway, over to other matters, can anyone tell me why there aren't through trains from Echuca to Cairns? (I know, I could possibly find it out by doing some basic research and by using the knowledge that I have, but apparently it is okay to ask dumb questions here, so I thought I would do the same).

Dave

(Preparing to be banned for daring to challenge the site administrator)

Because the pass would need to go through to Caulfield or Westall to run-around as they do not connect with the Bairnsdale service.  It is possible to run-around at 15/16 platform but it would be time consuming and tie up both platforms.I do not know what the Bairnsdale passes are doing but they would run-around at Sth Ken if necessary.