There is a good chance that the driver fudged just a few extra kilometres per hour here and there in order to catch up time.

Nowadays drivers dare not do that as if any speeding were detected on the trip recorder their job would be jeopardy.

From what I understand, speed limits are set a little lower than necessary for safety, more for passenger comfort than anything else, within reason of course.

Regards,

> On 28 Apr 2017, at 2:50 pm,prescottt@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> I well remember riding the Central West Express out to the country one day and the driver of the 46 made up all of the time lost from being despatched several minutes late from Central. We really flew over the mountains. When we got to Lithgow I heard the Station Master congratulating him on a job well done. Nowadays the only time you hear words from any corporate fish-head is when something has gone wrong.

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> Tony P

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> ---InTramsDownUnder@..., <arg@...> wrote :

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> AFAIK they’re mostly casuals, with work when it’s available.

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> Working conditions are ratshit all round in rail these days - too many stupid rules and too many arseholes enforcing them.

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> I’m gad I’m out.

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> Tony G

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