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Re: R711 B76




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>Steve Dalton wrote:
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>> Aus loco discussion mailing list
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>> R711  Through Lara at 0929, On Time.   attached to B76, (dead and 5 Cars)
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>> The Whistle does not sound right,    Sounds wet or something.
>>

Heard it go through Newport in the morning, sounded more like a gargle than
a whistle. It was funny at the Steamrail depot, at first we scratched our
heads and wondered at the noise, then as it actually went past we just had
to laugh.

Stuart Thyer
Photographer
University of Melbourne