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Re: 86s with 42 wagons on Coast

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Can a diesel be multipled with and electric or do they have seperate crews?

Cheers

John


-----Original Message-----
From: Hunslet <hunslet@cia.com.au>
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2000 20:28
Subject: NSW: 86s with 42 wagons on Coast


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>G'day.
>
>42 wagon coalies, electrically hauled, have returned to the South Coast.
>
>The first observed working was yesterday, Tuesday 4/4, when 8134 led
>4/86
>class through Sutherland at around 1320.
>
>The second observed working was this afternoon, Wednesday 5/4 at
>approximately 1315, when 8175 led 8633, 8636, 8641 & 8626 through
>Sutherland.   I am fairly sure that these were the same 86 class as
>yesterday.   Certainly, the trailing 86 on Tuesday was 8626.
>
>I may be mistaken, but it does appear that with the 81 class, the 86s
>are able to maintain a higher speed on the 1 in 40 grade, compared with
>the speed of the 4/86 hauling 33 wagons.
>
>Still, I prefer the three 86s with two howling 422s on the 1 in 40 with
>the 42 wagon load!
>
>Regards.
>
>Hunslet.
>
>
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