Thursday 15th Jan Overnight train

Interesting trip out of Southern Cross station, worked a half day, bus down, departure from platform 1 was to have been 19.50pm, but delay getting into Melbourne, as cops had to board the train twice, on way down !!
Once to take off a bunch of rowdy passengers, then again, to remove a crazy person, on the platform, trying to board without ticket.
Comfortable 1st class seat (same as plane, but with more leg room !!)
Meals could be ordered, but due to late departure, I wasnt going to eat Moroccan lamb at 11pm !!.
Lights turned out just after Seymour.
Clearly they had over-ordered on pies, as they kept pushing them with every announcement!!.
As we were getting off at Central Station, Sydney, I heard passengers talking about the cops have to meet the train again, apparently a bunch of women had a punch up. The great unwashed in Economy !!.Read more