Louise, try the website www.countrylink.info/ will tell you all about it. The couple of times I've been to Melbourne the dining car was just a counter and you got your meals and took them to your seat. Lesley on the beautiful northern beaches of Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Reynolds" <louise@planetlighting.com> To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:28 PM Subject: [ANS] Trains from Sydney to Melbourne > Good evening all, > > Perhaps someone can help me on this. I know people on this list are amazing for this sort of thing....Maureen, you must know.... > > We moved from Sydney to Melbourne in 1968. As I recall it, we travelled up to Sydney in the holidays on the "Spirit of Progress" which was a daytime train. You could also do an overnight trip and I think that was the "Southern Aurora". Am I right? One of these was a blue coloured train. > > We are arguing here at home tonight about the "dining car". I recall a carriage with a long formica counter-top, serving chicken curry, etc. My partner remembers individual clothed tables. Who is right?, Personally, I think he has been watching too many James Bond films....However, he is 14 years older than me, and it might have been different in his youth. He is maintaining there was no 1st/2nd class dining car differentiation. > > We both think we were travelling in 1st class at the time, but that may have been wishful thinking. > > Any advice would be welcome. > > Louise > Melbourne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/619 - Release Date: 7/01/2007 6:29 PM > >