Re: FV news.

["MICHAELBRAY" <MICHAELBRAY@bigpond.com>]

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Apparently the H's are being returned to broad gauge so they can be used on
the Geelong Grain loop, releasing the two G's currently used for road work.
H's are fitted with low speed, but hasn't one of the green T's been recently
been fitted with this?

Both T390 and H1 changed gauges last week so it would be likely they swapped
bogies with each other.

Michael

>Danny & I were discussing the previous posting as to 3 X T class being
>converted to standard gauge to work in NSW. We could not fathom why the 3
>standard gauge H's could not be used instead. I was aware that the H's were
>heavier, but by how much?
>Perhaps this is why they would be unsuitable to work in NSW.
>Also, do how do they do conversion to Standard Gauge? Is it a bogie swap
>with one of the H's, or does FV have spare bogies with standard gauge wheel
>sets already?
>Regards
>Ivar
>Darren Wood wrote:
>
>>H 1 has been transferred to the broad gauge. It's rostered to run 9442
>>log train from Tottenham Yard to Sale on Monday 14.02.2000 with T 396.
>>The T class continues to Hillside, H classes are not permitted beyond
>>Sale due to the slightly higher axle load. Stratford River bridge has a


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