Re: Just another day

["Gorbi" <gorbi@iweb.net.au>]

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I couldn't resist it any longer....

And in line with your comments Chris...
I concur wholeheartedly!

Further, whilst railfanning around Pt Lincoln Dec '99,
met up with Mark Hardacre, thus we both shared
a common interest in railways ofn Eyre Peninsula, SA.

GOB

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Parnell <chris@infinisource.com>
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Date: 02 February, 2000 12:44 AM
Subject: RE: Just another day


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>Donaghy up in Alice for the next seven weeks; but by golly, I feel like I
>know them and I like what they do. I feel in touch with Australian Railway
>operations.
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>So let it continue....
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>> Just another day at the office.....
>>
>> 1550, B61 on 8232 is disabled at Nth Geelong 'A' box.  After a little
>> while it can move, but not very well (it has only a reasonably minor
>> electrical problem), and limps on to North Shore platform.  Passengers
>> are detained to get the following pass....8234.  Alas, it's a single
>> Sprinter, so they won't all fit.  Many do, those left over continue on
>> 8236.
>>
>> So what am I going to do here??  Fortunately, a few things fall into
>> place...Corio is open (so trains can be worked around), and a crew is
>> summoned to take pass pilot Y163 out to the scene to effect a rescue.
>> It does just that, hauling the cars and B61 back to Geelong.  So now we
>> need a loco to run 8237 from Geelong (with busses from Melbourne).
>> Freight Victoria have nothing, 4 locos have failed in the last half
>> hour.  Bugger.  The fitters can't attend, they're trying to get X46
>> moving.  Oh hang on, FV A73 is available at Dynon.  That'll do just
>> fine.....no it won't - FV need it back in the morning.  Bugger.  FV
>> again have nothing....but S301. It too is at Dynon.  It can't lead.
>> Things are not improving.
>>
>> Time to thing laterally.  OK, how about we summon the pass crew
>> (rostered for 8237, a Melbourne crew), they bring A73+S301 light engines
>> to Geelong, and they can place B61 in front and drive from it, with S301
>> doing the powering?  A73 will be left at Geelong for FV.  S301 is needed
>> for wheaties out of Geelong tomorrow, so we'll leave it there in the
>> morning.  That'll work, so the light locos follow 8235 (which is late
>> due to signal failure at Sth Kensington).  Bewdy, turn B61 and wait for
>> S301, couple them on, wait for the busses to arrive, and away they go,
>> B61+S301.  They will return on 8220 Wednesday morning (B61 to lead),
>> S311 will go on 9138 to Geelong (ex-Ballarat East, where repairs to
>> level crossing accident damage from Australia Day are complete), and
>> replace B61+S301 at Geelong.  B61 will go to Ballarat on 9137 Wed 2/2
>> for repairs.
>>
>> All the above was achieved with about a dozen phonecalls and
>> co-operation between ourselves, Freight Victoria and National Express.
>> Although S301 looks pretty sad, it sounds as good as ever.
>
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