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Sleeper trains are making a comeback. Why are ours being axed? (www.smh.com.au)
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[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The xpt is kinda crap, and it's at the point where flying is cheaper. This is only through throwing all the damage planes do into "externalities" though.

Flying is hell, emissions wise and for those who live near airport. It's a practice we need to move away from.

Trains aren't perfect, but with outlay to improve them and the lines they can become more attractive, and if flying's cost reflects its harm the use of them will inevitably rise. Trains also service the communities they pass by, allowing them access to metro centres. Planes do nothing for the people they fly over.

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

All good points. I don't think I could sleep sitting up overnight, so that is why I would opt to fly. The only attractive thing about the train is I can try sleep laying down. I guess I will give the new train a try when it comes along but it isn't sounding great considering the length of the journey

I do like the start of the article where he talks about the dream train sleeper journey.. it sounds magical

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@kowcop @naevaTheRat Heads up @timrichards, there's quite a discussion about your article over on Lemmy.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

we're on lemmy. In Aussie Zone. Where else is article?

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@naevaTheRat The author (Tim Richards) is a fairly regular Mastodon user. (Lemmy posts also appear on Mastodon.)

I thought I'd tag him in so he can see the discussion...

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh did you mean there's a large discussion on masto? you wrote lemmy and I got confused

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think they thought Tim richards wouldn’t realize the conversation was here on lemmy otherwise. With the username tagging, this user could be accessing the thread through mastodon

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

right I can't read