Re: Central, 20th Feb

["The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

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It is the A/C. Most ugly.

rgds

"Stratton, Chris CP" wrote:
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> The blue bit is most likely the air conditioner, I think 42203 has A/C fitted.
> Regards,
> Chris.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ben scaro [mailto:bscaro@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, 21 February 2000 11:47
> To: Ausloco@listbot.com
> Subject: Central, 20th Feb
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> Hello
> 
> I was seeing relatives off at Central Sunday evening, and there was a
> 'vanilla' NR (charcoal\marigold) sitting near the Mortuary Station.  Why
> would this unit be there ?
> 
> Also on hand were the recently arrived Armidale/Moree Xplorer, the departing
> Canberra Xplorer, and the recently arrived Griffith service.  This train
> featured 42203, which might most kindly be described as having a kind of
> 'jaded elegance' in its candy livery, spotted with applications of brown
> primer, a Freightcorp blue air intake unit (?) and loco numbers which look
> like they've been applied with a tube of toothpaste.  Probably a contender
> for the NSU58 award for most battered diesel loco. While I find this loco
> interesting, its condition makes one wonder how committed Countrylink is to
> the Griffith train.
> 
> On that front, there are stories that XPT coaches are to be ordered for the
> Broken Hill service.  What State Rail loco could be used to haul them ?
> Could a hired EL be used ?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ben
> 
> >From: "DEREK ROGERS" <DekRogers@bigpond.com>
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> >To: "Aus loco discussion mailing list" <Ausloco@listbot.com>
> >Subject: Today's IP ex Sydney
> >Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 10:21:10 +1100
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> >Today's Indian Pacific ex Sydney is reportedly to be worked by the two
> >indigenous NR class units (30 and 52), which have been specifically cleaned
> >for the 30th anniversary journey that is being commemorated today in
> >Sydney.
> >Two standard orange NR class units brought the train in this morning.
> >Regards
> >Derek
> >
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