Re: Mixed combinations to/from Botany

["John Armstrong" <johnarm@eisa.net.au>]

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While we were at Botany this week (between 22:00 and 03:30) I noted that LVR
had some Austrac flats and RSA leased flats.

Rolling stock leasing is totally different to two operators combing their
trains / locos under normal operating conditions.

4486 put on quite a display last night with the 2 47's. The 44 made enough
smoke to keep any steam fan happy!!

The Silverton / National Rail lash up was actually on 7th March when 442s5
working 3s24 attached NR38 at Leightonfield. The NR was dead and was to be
hauled to the NR Centre at Chullora. The movement ran via Botany to attach
other loading for the same destination.

John Armstrong
Silverton Operator, Sydney
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Allitt" <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>
To: "Aus loco discussion mailing list" <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Sent: Friday, 31 March 2000 20:27
Subject: Re: Mixed combinations to/from Botany


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> Although not quite the same i have seen LVR hauling Austrac flats.
> Don.
>
> Stuart Ellis wrote:
>
> > Aus loco discussion mailing list
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> > John Armstrong wrote:
> >
> > > Aus loco discussion mailing list
> > >
> > > Mention was made the other day about different operators lashing up
and
> > > combing trains between Botany & Cooks River.
> > > Current users on the line are Silverton, FreightCorp, Lachlan Valley
and
> > > National Rail.
> > > All are competitors, so it would be unlikely that another rival
operators
> > > would combine with each other.
> > > John Armstrong
> > >
> >
> > It does happen quite a bit, the purpose is to free up valuable paths on
this
> > single line electric staff section as the Botany line is busy most of
the
> > time. This can occur when one operator wishes to go back towards Cooks
River
> > from Botany light engine, and attaches to the front of another train,
quite
> > common.
> >
> > I hope this helps
> >
> > Stuart Ellis
> >
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