RE: 9137? (Waurn Ponds - Cowangie goods?)

["Gheringhap Loop" <ghaploop@iaa.com.au>]

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Sat 4/3/2000 @ 0840.

Well maybe there is two X32's? As a train which I thought was 9137 was
through Gheringhap on Fri 3/3/00 at 1514 with X37(FV)+S310+X32 and 38
grain/gypsum/oil/logs.

Regards, Graham Elliott.

Please visit Gheringhap Sightings
http://www.railpage.org.au/ghaploop/

Gheringhap Loop is at the 82/83 Km post South West of Melbourne.


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> Hi,
>
> Steven Hurst wrote:
>
> >     This train departed North Geelong around 2:30 - 2:45 and
> consisted of:
> > X37-S310-X32 - 28 grain hoppers - 5 gondolas - 3 tankers - 1
> gondola type
> > log wagon.
> > X37 was No.1 end leading, and the other 2 were backwards,
>
> Hmmm, so were there TWO 9137's (and two X32's) running at the
> same time?  The
> return working of the Ponderosa (from Waurn Ponds) was delayed by
> locking away
> for 8217/32 (which were of course hideously late acc. the 80km/h
> running), so
> it wasn't through Geelong till  1558 with X32 solo (X32+T374 took
> it down) -
> this train is also called 9137.
>
> Steven, either the third engine was a different X, or your time
> is out by a
> couple of hours.  I believe there *were* two 9137's, but I don't
> think there
> were two X32's! :)
>
> Cheers,
> Craig.
> --
> Craig Haber
> albatross@harnessnet.com.au
> http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
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>
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