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Re: Eveleigh engine dive (was "[NSW] Numbers on Signals")
- Subject: Re: Eveleigh engine dive (was "[NSW] Numbers on Signals")
- From: Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 17:44:20 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <38e2f1b2$0$27932@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <8c10t0$b83$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8c3fhe$j06$1@jedi.apana.org.au> <8ckln8$gen$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <ejwH4.49689$oD3.39394@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:5617
We took an 8 car S set through there 5 years ago complete with Tulloch
trailers. So yes it is OK for wide body rolling stock.
rgds
Ronald BESDANSKY wrote:
>
> Anybody know when (or if) the Engine Dive was widened to take wide suburban
> stock? IIRC, it was built a very long time ago. Anybody know what the
> gradient is on the up at the Central end?
>
> --
> Rgds
>
> Ron BESDANSKY
> <quaider@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8ckln8$gen$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8ckln8$gen$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> >
> > > It is definitely not disfunctional! That's the Eveleigh Engine Dive
> > (hence
> > > 'ED') and it's in 24/7 use. Not as much as in the days gone by of
> > course,
> > > but it is now signalling for running in both directions as of two
> > weeks ago
> > > since it will be used to get trains out of Sydney Terminal into
> > ACDEP, etc.
> > > during the Olympics so the suburban lines aren't blocked.
> > >
> >
> >
> > You mean 24/24.
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.