CLF5 Catches Fire

["Justin Cheary" <alco251_244@hotmail.com>]

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Evening all,
           At about 10:30pm SA time Wednesday night I was waiting for 4161 
Tailem Bend grain train to go through Mitcham but it stop at one station 
before(Hawthorn). So I decided to go down and have a look and was confronted 
by lots of black smoke. The train was hauled by CLF2/GM42/CLF5 and 40 
hoppers. A problem on CLF5 caused the two other locos to suffer ground 
relays but then a fire broke out in the air-con unit in CLF5. The fire 
spread to air brake equipement and electrical gear under the cab floor. It 
took about 45minutes to extinguish the blaze with four fire extinguishers 
and help from the fire brigade. The train was cancelled and hauled back to 
Dry Creek by four other locos 700/CLP/CLP/830. I didn't see the numbers. 
Today at work an inspection took place after the removal of the air-con 
unit. At least $50-100,000 dollars damage was caused but the loco will be 
fixed at the Clyde MPC.

Cheers,Justin Cheary
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