Adelaide Happenings for the 27/2

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

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Hi all,

Yesterday in Adelaide was quite eventfull.
It started with the arrival of X45 behind G532/G531 on 7MA4 Toll.
The locos were rostered to work 1AM4 Toll that night with the X trailing 
again but all didn't go well. First of all X45 had extremely low cooling 
water and it wouldn't of made it back. It also had one traction motor cut 
out. But then G532 wouldn't start at all. So the loco's off 6MA4 Toll 
(G530/G538/G533)into Adelaide on Sat 26/2 ended up working the train,while 
the other three went to the Clyde MPC. They managed to start G532 and topped 
up the cooling water on X45 but they found that another traction motor was 
cut out so it was left with only four motors. The three ended up working 
6PM9 SCT back to Melbourne early Monday morning.

6PM9 SCT heading to Adelaide from Perth also struck problems. First of all 
ALF22 failed at Mt.Christie but then got going again. But near Nantawarra 
ALF25 failed and the train could do no more than 30km/h.

Things still didn't get any better. Near Murray Bridge DL40 which was second 
unit behind NR83 on 7WP2 failed. The train stopped at Murray Bridge and got 
DL40 going again. Then the fun began again.

About 2215 when nearing Unley Park, 6PM6 headed by NR79/NR17/DL38 stalled 
due to NR17 failing. The train was stopped across the busy Cross Rds level 
crossing. NR17 would idle but no power could be put down to the rails. So 
NR79 and DL38 towed NR17 and the 2500tonne train to Belair. It sounded great 
crawling at 10km/h with both locos screaming.
While this was happening 7WP2 which was crossing 6PM6 at Belair stopped 
before the loop so NR83 could run into the loop and then DL40 run along the 
main. NR83 then backed onto its train and hauled it into the loop and then 
DL40 ran in behind after clearing the points again. On 6PM6's arrival at 
Belair, the engines cut off their train and attached DL40 sitting in the 
loop. They then recoupled to their train and left Belair at 2325 as 
NR79/NR17(dead)/DL38/DL40. The two DL's sounding magic as they crawled their 
way very slowly around Fosters Corner and on their way to Melbourne.

This ended a very exiting day of problems.

Cheers, Justin Cheary
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