Re: FV news.

["Darren Wood." <darrenw@alphalink.com.au>]

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Looking at the traincrew rosters, the Sale running with Bairnsdale connection
starts today...Thursday the 4th of November 1999. The train was in Tottenham
Yard early this morning headed by T 400-T 371 with the traincrew rostered to
run to Sale, go to rest and return with a 1730 up. There was a light engine
movement to Sale yesterday running to similar times. There is still some work
to be done on the bridge before it will be able to take a loco. Im not sure
of the load for an RTL, however the train is still running around the 30
wagon mark, with wagons also being conveyed for Morwell and Warragul, so im
guessing only about 10 wagons per day will be going to Hillside.

Whilst running 9084 goods in the early hours of this morning from Tottenham
Yard to Appleton Dock I noted around the back of the DMS that 2 S class locos
(numbers not sighted) have been moved out of 1 diesel shops (storage) and
placed towards 11 d.s.
Someone mentioned that they have been started and are being prepared for a
return to service as I predicted last week. FV's loco shortage is only going
to get worse from now on.......hopefully a few S classes will ease the
pressure over the grain season.


Yuri J Sos wrote:

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> On Sat, 30 Oct 1999 21:31:21 +1000, Darren wrote, and I selectively
> quote:
>
> >During G 543's grain train stint, G 514 will fill in running the Apex
> >train for most of the week.
>
> Is there any reason G543 (normally captive on the Apex) is off on the
> grain.... or is it just a case of showing the flag?  Isn't there a
> whizzbang feature of G543 (its brakes?) that makes it desirable for
> the quarry train?

30ACDW brake valve fitted, not especially for the APEX, more an evaluation of
the 'then somewhat modern' brake valve. Its basically similar in operation to
the 26L equipment used on all other G's.

>
>
> >Sale log trains should start running at this stage on Wednesday
> >3.11.1999. Times are unknown at this stage.....looks like about a 2 or 3
> >am ex Tottenham yard, with the crews running to Sale, resting then
> >returning later that night....My guess is about 1730-1800 out of Sale on
> >the return journey, with a shunt at Morwell and Warragul enroute. RTL
> >loco will work log wagons between Sale and Hillside.
>
> I'm pleasantly surprised that the RTL can haul a log train.  What's
> its load (say compared to a Y or T or P)?  I'd have thought FV might
> walk a P or Y across the bridge at Stratford and thus run  a real
> loco from Stratford (is there still a loop there?) to Hillside and
> back and just the RTL from Stratford to Sale.
>
> Aaah, so many questions, so little time <g!>
>
> Thanks for your most informative posts, Darren.
>
> Regards
>
> Yuri
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