RE: [Ausloco] Re : Bankstown Derailment NOW!

[Scott Martin <semartin@idx.com.au>]

>It was the down Ghan as i saw it head out at Redfern and go down the
>Illawarra dive. The Tangarra that derailed  was meant to wait in the centre
>track and allow the Ghan to pass.
>
>Steven Walker
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Hogan [mailto:pghogan@bigpond.com]
>Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 5:45 PM
>To: ausloco@egroups.com
>Subject: [Ausloco] Re : Bankstown Derailment NOW!
>
>
>Scott wrote :
>
>>>>8129 was purring at
>platform 1 with what looked like a very late up Ghan in tow.
>
>My understanding is that it was the Down Ghan (WL3) which had become
>trapped behind the derailment while heading west via the Bankstown line. If
>you saw it at 1530, this sounds about right. The 81 was sent to tow the
>Ghan back to Canterbury where it could be rerouted via Enfield.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul
Any inaccuracies, etc (as alluded to in earlier posts) aside, this ghan 
thread begs the question, which NR was on the front of the Ghan, if 8129 
was the rear unit ?. 

Scott

I hear - I forget, 
I see  - I remember,
I do   - I understand


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