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Exeter last night the 27th
March
UP - 8924 - 1512 - 81x2 mt F/corp
grain
DN - 2SM3 - 1622 - 8212+8173 F/corp
containers
DN - 2203 - 1633 - 8113 mt F/corp
limestone
DN - 1377 - 1642 - 48151(1)+77(1)+78(2)mt
F/corp mill wheat (NGMA's)
DN - 9825 - 1735 - 8232+8182+8161
,8161 attached at Moss Vale mt F/corp grain
DN - 2WQ3 - 1823 - DL41+47 Charcoal grey
and old grey mt NRC limestone
DN - 2SM2 - 1910 - 8215 F/corp
containers
UP - ST4 - 1929 -
XP2004+XP2016d/a with 6 cars 2hours 20mins late. SP24
Running about 15 mins behind.
DN - 9381 - 2012 - G543 FA mt Wheat, to
Grong Grong, Refuged at Bundanoon for SP23 and SN57
(departed Bundy at about
2130)
UP - 2204 - 2104 - 8113 loaded
F/corp limestone
DN - 9327 - 2118 - 8201+82?? mt F/corp
grain
UP - 6PS6 - 2118 - NR110+120 elephant style
NRC containers
DN - 2SM7 - 2124 - EL52 blue Gunsynd?
Austrac containers
DN - 2SM5 - 2210 - NR66+30snake elephant
style?? NRC containers
Now for the ST4 saga:
ST4 went through Exeter with only the front power
car working(XP2004), the back one(XP2016) wasn't able to be started in Melbourne
due to problems with the starter motor, hence the 140 min late running.About
20mins later Control contacted Moss Vale and said to hold SP24, which was still
there, as ST4 was having engine problems at Mittagong. Apparently the power car
could not power over "notch 1" so was moving at a snails pace. Bundanoon was
then asked to get 9381, the FA wheatie which was in the down refuge,
to uncouple his loco and wait to see if it was required to rescue ST4 (Hmm would
have been nice, a green G pulling an XPT set) eventually Mittagong was cut in
and ST4 was able to get to the down refuge by its self. It took 10 mins to get
from the down platform into the refuge!
9381 was not required so went on its merry
way. SP24 which had been at Moss Vale for 50mins now was let go with SN58
right behind it (which was built up to 4cars to accommodate ST4's passengers
that spilled over from SP24).
ST4 left Mittagong (after 1239 had cleared on the
down with 8035 at 0040) with the back power car now working after attention from
fitters and the front power car light attached.
Regarding the ST4 saga, day 1,
Apparently on the 26th the Buffet car was detached
at Harden due to problems unknown.
I don't know if it is still there.
ST4 was through Exeter 140 mins late
But after a 6hour wait on GSR trains I don't think
Countrystink has too much to worry about yet.
On the south Danny
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