Re: X50 now FA

["MICHAELBRAY" <MICHAELBRAY@bigpond.com>]

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X50 was released fully completed from RTS last Thursday or Friday. RTS are
contracted to paint a loco once every 7 days. With this in mind X45 should
be released tomorrow. With all this push to paint locos it has been reviled
that every loco has to wear the FA livery by June this year. I think this
has to do with contractual requirement with the sale.

Also heard V/Line Passenger are going to change their livery, Also to do
with the contractual requirement with the sale.

Michael

>G'day all,
>
>Apologies this is a day late, but seen on #9352 Up Tocumwal S/F yesterday,
>A77 and X50 both lettered Freight Australia, X50 obviously freshly
>outshopped after repaint by RTS. The smell of fresh paint was quite evident
>on the breeze after the train passed us at a couple of locations on the
>northeast mainline, Tallarook at 15:23 and Heathcote Junction 15:55.
>
> Also has anyone noticed that Victoria is now left off the map of Australia
>on each end of FA's locos and Australia is more boldly outlined than it was
>previously? One wonders where this company's ambitions will lead it in the
>future now it's aspiring to be a national operator. Maybe a bid for
National
>Rail is in the offering?
>
>Who in their right mind would have speculated like this 10 years ago!!
>
>Regards
>
>Peter J. Sweetten


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