Re: Fuel at the "Hill"

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

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alan holding wrote:

> Aus loco discussion mailing listEvenin' all,There is a major refuelling
> facility just a few kms west of Broken Hill platform on the mainline. When
> locos arrived at the "Hill" from either operator, they would run light to this
> facility on the main and refuel then return to the loco depot to stable. The
> IP used to (and probably still does with the power vans!) refuel its CLP locos
> at the facility as it passed it on the main. The timetable allowed for this
> stop and may still do so. No doubt somebody will know its name - I've
> forgotten it for the moment.

Kanandah is closed, and no operators fuel there any more.  NRC get road tankers
to park next to the train.


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David Johnson
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