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Greetings all,
Today (Sat) sees the usual layover
from Fri. to Sunday of: G513 + X34
(usual loco classes to layover). However, an additional X class arrived last
night on 9083 with the aforementioned two locos in the form of X46. Third series
X class are rare visitors to Echuca on 9083 as they can't work over the Murray
into NSW (practically) as there are no turning facilities on either route north
of the river. It won't be long before X46 is sporting the FV green
"paint-job" because it is in a very unpresentable
condition.
At this point all of you should be
aware that should FV have decided to paint their locos with SILVER BOGIES, then
they could have boasted that they have a LIVERY. Unfortunately, for mine, black
undergear on any loco only rates the category of a "paint job" (and
indeed, always written in lower case to boot!)...
A
third (1st series) X class did depart for the Moulamein line this morning at
0500 hrs as previously posted by me some days ago. Should be back in Echuca soon
whence it will be shut down until late tomorrow evening with the other
layabouts.
9084 ex Echuca to Melb tomorrow (dep 1900 -2000
hrs) should be a big train and a tripleheader (G + X + X) instead of the usual G
+ X.
Never take me seriously... Although Marinus van O.
did recently when I chatted with him on the subject of "livery versus
paintjob".
Cheers AH
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