Re: Canberra 23/02

["emd567" <emd567@mitmania.net.au>]

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So they ran as a six car job. Would this have been the first six car running
on the south?
I have seen several four car services but never two sets combined.
On the south Danny


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie J. Dennis" <meld.asg@netspeed.com.au>
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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 9:31 PM
Subject: RE: Canberra 23/02


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My 'roving reporter' has uncovered further information from a third source -
a passenger!  Apparently the early morning Xploder lived up to its name by
the rear car (I think that was 2504) expiring at Queanbeyan.  A bus was
hastily arranged but passengers had to instruct the driver how to drive to
Goulburn via Bungendore and Tarago.  They were not amused!
Xploded set apparently limped back to Canberra for assessment / repairs
propelled by the other power car (which would have been 2525).

Melanie Dennis & Gerardus Mol
Australian Steam Group
    meld.asg@netspeed.com.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Malcolm [SMTP:kmalcolm@tpg.com.au]
Sent: Friday, 25 February, 2000 5:48 PM
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list
Subject: Re: Canberra 23/02

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At about 7:50 in the morning the set was being moved into the platform( I
think). Later in the afternoon ( 16:30) the set was coupled to the
afternoon set for departure at 5:20.

Dave Malcolm


At 10:55 AM 02/23/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>Aus loco discussion mailing list
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>Sighting at Canberra station by my 'Roving reporter' (Gerardus) phoned in
>at 10:18...
>No.1 road (platform) - empty
>No.2 road - 8011 on the front of the oil tanks  -  no sign of an assistant
48
>No.3 road (ex-Arnott's Biscuit shed road)  Exploder set with engines
>running and people wandering around it - rare to see one on this road.  Is
>it possible that the early morning Canb. - Syd. Set has failed, hence its
>removal to No.3 road probably by the 80 class?
>
>Melanie Dennis & Gerardus Mol
>Australian Steam Group
>meld.asg@netspeed.com.au
>
>
>
>
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