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Re: Cross Country Express

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Is the cross country express being done for a special occassion or part of
one of the long distance trains like the Indian Pacific.  Don in WV
-----Original Message-----
From: Haby Steven <Haby@acer.edu.au>
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Cc: Fraser Simon <sFraser@acer.edu.au>; Raivars Andrew <Raivars@acer.edu.au>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 10:21 PM
Subject: Cross Country Express


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>Afternoon all,
>
>The special left MSS (Spencer Street) pfm 1 OT at 11.50am with 44211
leading
>4201 with both units powering. 4201 sounded great as the crew notched her
up
>for the grade up and over the flyover. The train was pretty full.
>
>The consist of the train is:
>
>44211-4201-VHO.1816-IFS.2166-RFN.2187-NAM.2374-2335-LAN.2348-NAM.2338-2375-
F
>AM.2392-LAN.2377-NAM.2373-BCS.2356-RMS.2359-LAN.2352-PHA.2394
>
>The ex Southern Auroroa cars are looking very tired. The IFS and RFN buffet
>looked pretty good, however there were large transfers on the side of the
>IFS car advertising the Cross Country Express. The VHO van was interesting
>... first time I have seen a VHO in the flesh so to speak.
>
>While waiting for the train A.71-A.73 were busily making up a Gippsland(?)
>goods with about 15-20 conflats which included a shunting movement over the
>flyover.
>
>Great Northern's T.377 and another T were on the Spencer Street flyover
with
>the rail train.
>
>I hope this is of interest.
>
>Steven Haby
>Melbourne
>
>
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