Re: Indian Pacific diverted [NSW, Vic. SA & WA]

["Rod Young" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

heard here in Wodonga that they changed engines at Totty [confirmation??]
and was a picture  in Saturdays Border of it watering the cars at Albury,
which sort of confirms it....
Anyway was on night shift and missed it again!!

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Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in message
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> I was e-mailed on Friday evening that, because of floods near Mannahill
> (SA), the Thurs.13.4 westbound IP from Sydney was diverted via Melbourne
> on Fri.14.4, passing Manor Loop at 14.33 with locos NR91-NR24.
> These times suggest that the train ran to Parkes and was diverted from
> there.
> Surprisingly, there has been no other mention on either ng.
> A Melbourne observer suggests that the train did not run into Melbourne
> Spencer St station, but must have reversed at Tottenham Loop.
>
> --
> Regards
> Roderick B Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor
>
>