Re: Adelaide Happenings for the 27/2

["Darren Wood." <darrenw@alphalink.com.au>]

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X class traction motors can only be cut out in pairs. IE....TM's 1&4, TM's 2&5,
TM's 3&6. They can not be cut out individually.....with two traction motors cut
out, then the full  load must be reduced by 1/3 of that for an X class. Single
traction motors can only be isolated on G class locos. X 45's water leaking
problem is still evident, even after a brief stint in the workshops for repairs.

The combo was altered to run the lighter train back to Melbourne (SCT usually
about 2,000 tonnes compared to TNT with 3,000+ tonnes) which I relieved at South
Dynon Junction today for a quick shunt to Appleton Dock.

Justin Cheary wrote:

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> Hi all,
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> 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.


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