1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: That went off last night at Marvel Stadium. He brought 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: out the Irish band that is Ed Sheeran here on 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: over one hundred lars. You mentioned earlier he snuck into 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: Melbourne via train, Yeah he did. 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 2: He was filmed getting off at Southern Cross station. And 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: when I say he was at the station like he'd 7 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: come from Sydney to Melbourne on the train a local job. Yeah, 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 2: no plans for him. 9 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Well, Roger Weeks is from the New South Wales train link. 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: He joined us now morning Roger. 11 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 3: Good morning, Jace, Lauren and Clint how are you good? 12 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 2: We're good now, Roger edge shear And there were some 13 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: people saying it wasn't him on the train, it was 14 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: a decoy. It was definitely him though. Wasn't it the 15 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: court the train from Sydney to Melbourne? 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 3: I can absolutely confirm it was it. 17 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 4: Now, what happened? 18 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: How did this come to be? Well? 19 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: Ed and his family when they're on tour. As I 20 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 3: was chatting with them, they love catching trains. They are 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 3: really probably for two key reasons. Obviously it's got a 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 3: lower iron mental footprints and traveling by road by air, 23 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: and it's just a nice way for them to spend 24 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 3: time together in the family. So they were really excited 25 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: as they were walking through and we got them onto 26 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 3: the XPT. 27 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 4: So Roger, what's the how long is the trip and 28 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 4: sort of what sort of amenity? Yeah, tell us about 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 4: the carriage. Was they lay down by? What's the bedding 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 4: like all the rest of great? 31 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? Good. So it's just under eleven hours for our 32 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 3: Sydney to Melbourne service, So it's that nice opportunity to unwind. 33 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: Let's sit back and relax. And in our overnight service, 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 3: of course, we have sleeper cars. In our first class carriage, 35 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: which is where the shearings were, we have separate cabins 36 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 3: and so by day you can sider it the seat 37 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: and then when it's nighttime, our crew come in, pull 38 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 3: a bunk bed down, turn the bottom of seed into 39 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 3: a bed. 40 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: But I didn't even know this existed. 41 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, and we have showers and toilets for eleven hours. 42 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 2: Did he have the whole family there? 43 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 1: He did? 44 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: It was really nice. 45 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 4: Was the food cart in operation? 46 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? 47 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 3: So we have a buffet train. 48 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: You buried the league. 49 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: You can have a dinner of butter chicken. All An, 50 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 3: you're a class. 51 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 4: Do you know what he had? To eat. 52 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 3: Look, we don't he may have had a bite to 53 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: eat before he came. People can have their choice, they 54 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: can some people bring their own food, but the buffet 55 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: is very popular. 56 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: And so were you sworn to secrecy that you couldn't 57 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: tell anyone about this until afterwards. 58 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: Because you know broken that now he's one. 59 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 2: Of the most famous people in the world, and it 60 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: was just like incognito. 61 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 3: That's right. I mean, we protect the privacy of all 62 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: of our passengers, but in this instance we did have 63 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 3: some requirements to make sure that Ed and his family 64 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: had had a safe, secure and private trip down to Melbourne. 65 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: I understand the concert last night was fantastic, just as 66 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 3: you'd expect. 67 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: He had a good night's sleep on the Trene and 68 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: there do we know he was in the bunk beds. 69 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, I love that. 70 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: And was he a good passenger? 71 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 3: Oh? Great? Because they're such nice people. They are They're 72 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 3: just down to earth, really friendly. The girls were so 73 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 3: excited about, you know, meeting our driver and look. 74 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: At the driver's pressure on the Did you get a photo? 75 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: Did you get a picky no? 76 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 3: You know what they were really clear about this was 77 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 3: their family important to protect the privacy. 78 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: Well, well done, Roger. I love it. I think more 79 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: people should get on the train. I actually didn't know 80 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 2: it was the thing. That sounds quite delighted in. 81 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: Your South Wales train Link Chief executive Roger Weeks joining 82 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: us on the egg. The man behind getting. 83 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: The edd to Melbourne, Jace will be on the train 84 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: now he knows there's a buffet. 85 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: Yeah a long's him and crane and is that on 86 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: the service from the city to Sandringham here in Melbourne? 87 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: Okay you Roger. 88 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: Thanks Roger, have a good weekend. 89 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 3: Right, have a great day. 90 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: Jason Lauren Lauren wake up feeling good following them on 91 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 2: the socials.