Re: RTM Tour

["Andrew Tailby" <atailby@mpx.com.au>]

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how can the thing  stable overnight in maitland if it is due out of tarre at
0645 or will it be stopping at maitland for a couple of hours then heading
north in the wee hours of the morning
andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hogan <pghogan@bigpond.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 16, 1999 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: RTM Tour


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> The tour train was through Hornsby about 1400.  At Cowan it caught up to
> preceeding 7SB7, which had slowed almost to a stop. The tour train was
then
> switched to the Up line , which is bidirectional, and overtook the freight
> on the way down Cowan Bank.
>
> Further to Tim's posting, the STN shows it as stabling at Maitland tonight
> before heading up to Taree, this would hopefully suggest that they will
not
> use the Telerah triangle.
>
> For any photographers in the area tomorrow morning, if  4306 is indeed
> leading, it should be very nice through the Taree to Gloucester section.
> Times for NL73 are Taree 0645, Bulliac 0734, Gloucester 0749-0756, Craven
> 0815-0825 (x 6WB3), Dungog 0908, Telerah 0953-1005 (xNT3), Maitland dep
> 1012, Broadmeadow 1050, Gosford 1229, Hawkesbury River 1250, Cowan 1304,
> Hornsby  dep 1320, Sydney arr 1405.
>
> Finally, it was tempting to continue the running gag and describe today's
> marshalling as "non elephants". But you can't really use this term for a
> double ended unit, can you, even though it's a Jumbo?  <grin>
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim Arnot <timarnot@fastlink.com.au>
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> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 1999 4:27 PM
> Subject: RTM Tour
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> > This train was through Lisarow on time at ca 1455 with 44211 leading
> > 4306 cab trailing.
> >
> > If the running as shown in the STN is correct, the 43 should lead
> > Singleton to Maitland and then Taree to Sydney.
> >
> > This assumes that the triangle at Maitland is not used - it is not
> > tabled to be used but you never know with these things .....
> >
> > Cheers
> > Tim
> > --
> > Timothy Arnot
> >
> > e-mail to timarnot@fastlink.com.au
> >
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