Re: FV news.

["Steve and Sheena" <daltongang@optusnet.com.au>]

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Can Darren, or anyone other FV Driver perhaps tell me what Safewworking
System is being used on The Bairnsdale section, Is it Still Train Orders, I
am on A/Leave and have not been to work for 4 weeks an still two more to go.

Thanks
Steve Dalton
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----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Wood. <darrenw@alphalink.com.au>
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: FV news.


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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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