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Afternoon All
 
The proposed working of EL 63 came to an early end this morning when the computer system bunged on a " I am NOT going any where " performance, EL 64 was substituted, eventually leaving Junee just over an hour late,  
 
GNR T373, repaired after it's failure last Saturday arrived back in town at the head of MS 7 at 2300 last night, it is expected that it will work to Tabbita probably on Wednesday and then be forwarded to Sydney attached to MS 7 on Friday morning,
 
GNR GM 22, Is also expected to be on MS 7 on Friday morning, plans are only conditional at the moment, but after 3 or 4 nogo's in the past this time around it should happen,
 
At Temora today 4874 - 48140 -8159 - 8170 - 8160 - 8228 were parked
 
At Stockingbingal today, the bloke on duty offered the info that staff at the location probably only had 6 months before the positions were abolished, also the chap who has put so much time and effort into the tidying up of the infrastructure and yard has taken a transfer to Tamworth,
 
YN 2 had NR's 37 Impadna - 118 Parkes through Cootamundra West at 1300
 
At Cootamundra today  48152 - 48153 -8171 - 8182 - 8232 were parked
 
At the Railway Hotel, Cootamundra, Toohey's new was $ 2-80 a schooner
 
The Up and Down XPT's crossed at the site of Bethungra, the Down XPT reached a top speed of 138kph on the Illabo straight,
 
News from Mexico indicates that the 19 further grain wagons due to make up the FA set operating in NSW to 40 wagons are still being modified, upon completion it is expected that G542 - X 45 and the 4 T class which are also still undergoing modification  will be forwarded,
 
 
 
Yours,
         Pete Kilburn,
              Junee,
 
Age doesn't always bring wisdom,
                     Sometimes age comes alone,       
                   

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